Conrad Schumann was immortalized in this 1961 photograph as he leapt across the barricade that would become the Berlin Wall. The photo was called “The Leap into Freedom”. It became an iconic image of the Cold War.
Rare Historical Photos. Retrieved from: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/conrad-schumann-defects-west-berlin-1961/. Web. 26 Jan. 2018