# West and East Germany Questions re: Flight and Austria

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-and-east-germany-questions-re-flight-and-austria/174416>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 11, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-and-east-germany-questions-re-flight-and-austria/174416 "2003-05-11T01:08:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-and-east-germany-questions-re-flight-and-austria/174416/21 "2003-05-11T20:49:27Z")

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Thanks for all the information.

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**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-and-east-germany-questions-re-flight-and-austria/174416/22 "2003-05-11T22:48:10Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by lucwarm \*  
> (2) After 1961, it became more difficult to leave East Berlin.

I’d say you’re into serious understatement there.

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