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East German border guard Conrad Schumann leaps into the French Sector of West Berlin over barbed wire on August 15, 1961. Photo by Peter Leibing

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	09:20, 15 August 2003	350×225 (15 KB)	Mintguy (Talk \| contribs)	(East German border guard, Conrad Schumann leaps to freedom over barbed wire in Berlin on 15 August, 1961; picture in the public domain)