Border between East and West Germany

by askh1302

You always hear about the Berlin Wall and the attempts to cross it, but what about the larger border between East and West Germany as a hole?

Was it policed well? Were there also notable escape attempts/smuggling? Were there also walls (or fences, barbed wire, landmines generally just barriers)?

DanKensington

Ah yes, the Inner German Border. More input on this matter is always welcome, if anyone would like to offer their knowledge; in the meantime, here are some previous posts for you, OP:

u/kieslowskifan explains why you always hear about Berlin as a crossing point,
and in u/ChuckNorrisAteMySock's excellent writeup detailing the Inner German Border, you'll see why Berlin was better.