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Old 05-13-2012, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b View Post
It is rumored that there were frequent border shootouts and even dogfights in the air above the inter-German border. The former is believable to me -- it would be harder to hide a dogfight from the public.
Don't know about the latter, but as to the former, the answer is Yes, there was a few shots fired in each direction. Never anything too serious, but boys with guns will be boys. By and large, the Czech border was actually pretty laid back in contrast.
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