German Democratic Republic (GDR): The Inner German Border: Incidents Involving British Soldiers

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the inner-German borders. The documents cover the arrest of U.S. servicemen involved in the attempted exfiltration of East German citizens at a Soviet border crossing in Berlin; and claims in the East German press that a West German gang has recruited U.S. servicemen to aid an exfiltration scheme. Other documents in the file cover cases of Allied servicemen who have inadvertently crossed the East German border due to travelling on the wrong train; a case of a British soldier who attempted to climb the Berlin Wall while intoxicated; and the arrest of two British servicemen who had been held by their unit on charges of disorderly conduct and later escaped and crossed into East Germany. The file also covers administrative arrangements for the exchange of servicemen; administrative procedures for official visitors crossing into East Berlin; and complaints about border violations published in the East German press.