Germans find fewer deaths at Berlin Wall
At least 125 persons died at the Berlin Wall in the three decades before the great symbol of divided Cold War Europe was finally torn down in 1989, German researchers said yesterday.
But the latest findings of a government-backed project hoping to close this chapter of German history suggest that fewer people died at the barrier between formerly communist East Berlin and free West Berlin than previously thought.
Although there are still 81 cases under investigation, the final figure expected to be published next year is set to fall below estimates that put the death toll at more than 200 during the 28 years when the wall was standing.
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But the latest findings of a government-backed project hoping to close this chapter of German history suggest that fewer people died at the barrier between formerly communist East Berlin and free West Berlin than previously thought.
Although there are still 81 cases under investigation, the final figure expected to be published next year is set to fall below estimates that put the death toll at more than 200 during the 28 years when the wall was standing.