"The Stasi police knew your cat's name, his birthday, what food he liked, at what hour he sleeps, if he was a comrade..."
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Meanwhile outside of Berlin
In 1981, Rene Seiptius and two friends attempted to flee from East Germany to West Germany. While they managed to avoid land mines, they did trip a spring-gun, killing one of Rene's friends.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_attempts_and_victims_of_the_inner_German_border
thank goodness he brought a spare