It was built entirely for domestic use, designed not to stop people getting into East Berlin but to prevent them from getting out. The GDR propaganda called the wall an "Anti-fascist protection wall". The border between West Berlin and East Berlin and the GDR had a total length of 166 km. In 28 years, the Wall claimed at least 239 victims, shot by guards, drowned in the waters of the Spree or one of the lakes, or killed jumping out of their houses.