1961: Border guard Conrad Schumann flees into West Germany from the East

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  1. The mental dissonance in being born under nazism, raised in communism and deserted to capitalism is unfathomable. But again this picture is really just a snapshot in a moment of personal desire to steer ones own destiny. It could be you, it could be me. Play it safe or take a chance. One moment, for a whole lifetime.

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