Witnesses to the Berlin Wall
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Is There a Chance of a Change in the War?
I joined the army as an 18 year old recruit, private soldier. After commander parishbu i had some really interesting things. But of all the things that came my way, certainly berlin was by far and away the most challenging. And it came as surprise. I was the director of the defense programme. Defence suddenly asked me to go and see the chief of the general staff. He said there's a chance that the war may become a little bit more porous but essentially, no change in our lifetime,. General: "How wrong can you be?"
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