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Victims at the wall
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2 August 1961

In the period from 2.8.1961, 8 a.m., to 3.8.1961, 8 a.m., 1,322 refugees are registered in the Marienfelde refugee centre in Berlin.

The People’s Police launches a campaign against "cross-border commuters" (German: "Grenzgänger"): it takes away identity cards from commuters in areas near the border, tightens controls at border railway stations, forces commuters to get off trains and puts them under temporary arrest.