German border guards, Sabine was given the relatively lenient sentence of three years of probation and then granted amnesty in October 1989. The next month, East Germany began allowing its citizens to travel to the west, and several months later, the Berlin Wall was dismantled and the two countries reunified. References See also East German balloon escape List of deaths at the Berlin Wall Berlin Crisis of 1961 1956 births 1989 deaths Deaths at the Berlin Wall Last events People from Osterwieck Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Germany Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1989 People from Bezirk Magdeburg East German defectors