Berlin Wall Anniversary

November 07, 2014 7:44 PM

Burkhart Veigel at the Berlin Wall Memorial. (Copyright, used with permission from Burkhart Veigel)

Burkhart Veigel in the 1960s. (Copyright, used with permission from Burkhart Veigel)

Burkhart Veigel was an expert forger of passports. (Henry Ridgwell/VOA)

Burkhart Veigel next to the tunnel, Nov. 5, 2014. (Henry Ridgwell)

The tunnel beneath the Berlin Wall at 36 Heidelberger Strasse, Berlin, Germany, Nov.5, 2014. (Henry Ridgwell/VOA)

Unos 600 jaguares rondan la Reserva de la Biosfera Maya en Guatemala y se busca reducir el conflicto con los humanos en la zona de amortiguamiento. [Foto: Cortesía, WCS].

The dashboard of Burkhart Veigel's Cadillac, modified to hide an East German refugee. (Copyright, used with permission from Burkhart Veigel)

Diagram showing modified Cadillac. (Copyright, used with permission from Burkhart Veigel)