Forty Autumns. A family divided by the Berlin Wall

In East Germany, two years after Hanna fled, a new family portrait was taken. (Front row, from left:) Klemens, Oma with baby Heidi, Opa with Helga, an aunt with Tutti, and Kai. (Second row, standing:) Roland’s wife, Roland, Tiele, and Manni. Courtesy of the Willner family

East Germans, young and old, flee into West Berlin on August 12, 1961. Courtesy of Habans/Getty Images

Oma, behind the Iron Curtain. Courtesy of the Willner family

Albert with the family in Klein Apenburg. Courtesy of Michael Nelson

Albert with Opa. Courtesy of Michael Nelson

Cordula international road race

Cordula wearing the bathing suit. Courtesy of the Willner family