The wall was built by the Soviets because of the anticommunist groups funded and organised in West Germany. They would easily infiltrate into East Germany and pull off sabotage, intelligence and terrorist activities because of the free flow across the border.
The wall was built by the Soviets because of the anticommunist groups funded and organised in West Germany. They would easily infiltrate into East Germany and pull off sabotage, intelligence and terrorist activities because of the free flow across the border.
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The ProleWiki article actually could be fleshed out more with the above sources. I don’t know how to do wiki editing though.