forattempting to escape. People did escape but according to my guide many more thanthe numbers on the wall were killed in attempting . Escape was a dream, but once acitizen escaped he had to have a major plan, The West German embassy could notdeal with all the escapees. Other nations wanted to help, but they did not want toinsult the East German government. So when a person escaped they were treateddifficulty, and most often needed family and money to stay out. The border in the city cut through 192 streets, 97 leading in to East Berlin and95 leading into the GDR. This whole area was the city section of thebarricade/wall, but the wall extended 59 km without a physical wall. When the wall first went up the Country section was just about the leakiestpart it, and many escapees made it to the west through fields and woods, andeven through peoples gardens and summer houses. But slowly and surely,over time, all the places where escape was possible were plugged up. Anybuilding close to the border was demolished.(1) Things in the country section were far more complex than in the city section of thewall. The country section was constantly guarded as was the city section. But inthe country planes, tanks, dogs, and roving mass patrols were used. In the citysection there were massive towers approximately every two-hundred meters. thesetowers housed armed guards, armed with automatic rifles, grenade throwers, andthey too had a roving patrol with dogs. To even think about escape would be crazybut the concept of freedom led man to actually escape. There were three motorways running out from West Berlin to WestGermany, and the Railway had to go through as well, and there was also acanal system for the transport of heavy supplies like coal.(5) The vastness of the city meant that goods and services had to come in from theoutside, they utilized the motorways, Railway and the canal system, these areaswere more heavily guarded than others....
