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...found that it rambled the entire length of the frontier. The purpose of the strip is to enable authorities to trace the footsteps of fleeing East Germans to determine their route, and to discipline any patrols that might let them escape. West Germans call the cleared area der Todesstreifen-the death strip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cold War: Death Strip | 11/24/1961 | See Source »

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