The little boy was with his father visiting relatives in West Berlin. The wire went up over night. The father believed the boy should grow up with his mother, so walked him towards the fence, then encouraged him to approach the soldier.
The soldier was seen helping the boy by his commanding officer and was relieved of duty. Nobody knows what happened to him.
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The little boy was with his father visiting relatives in West Berlin. The wire went up over night. The father believed the boy should grow up with his mother, so walked him towards the fence, then encouraged him to approach the soldier.
The soldier was seen helping the boy by his commanding officer and was relieved of duty. Nobody knows what happened to him.