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This document page provides historical context on two topics: the mass rapes during the Soviet occupation of Germany and the story of Hans Conrad Schumann, an East German border guard who famously escaped to West Berlin. It includes a header for a subsequent section on D-Day and bears a House Oversight Bates stamp.
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| Hans Conrad Schumann |
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| House Oversight Committee |
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Soviet occupation of Germany
Leap Into Freedom
D-Day
Hans Conrad Schumann's escape
Hans Conrad Schumann's suicide
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During the Soviet occupation of Germany, mass rapes took place in the occupied territory during the war and after. Some
historians say that as many as 2 million German women might have been raped.
historians say that as many as 2 million German women might have been raped.
#25 ‘Leap Into Freedom’
Image source: TIME
After post-war Berlin was divided into four occupation zones, the living conditions were greatly different in each one.
Between 1949 and 1961, about 2.5 million people fled from Soviet-occupied East Germany. Barricades and barb wire was
placed to stop people from fleeing but that did not stop 19-year-old border guard Hans Conrad Schumann. A crown in
West Berlin was enticing the young soldier to come over. The soldier said he did not want to “live enclosed,” and jumped
the barbed wire, escaping into the West side. The photo was considered a symbol of freedom but Hans did not deal with
the newly-found fame well – he committed suicide in 1998.
Between 1949 and 1961, about 2.5 million people fled from Soviet-occupied East Germany. Barricades and barb wire was
placed to stop people from fleeing but that did not stop 19-year-old border guard Hans Conrad Schumann. A crown in
West Berlin was enticing the young soldier to come over. The soldier said he did not want to “live enclosed,” and jumped
the barbed wire, escaping into the West side. The photo was considered a symbol of freedom but Hans did not deal with
the newly-found fame well – he committed suicide in 1998.
#26 ‘D-Day’
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