“It was in every part of life. You feel ‘Big Brother’ is watching you; this was reality…” Hans Shapp, Part 1

During the night of August 13, 1961, the East German government closed off the border from the West. Hans Shapp grew up in East Germany during this time and tells his story of suddenly being cut off from the West and living behind the wall. But did he find real truth and freedom when he reached the other side?