Berlin Wall - Wikipedia
WEBThe Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer, pronounced [bɛʁˌliːnɐ ˈmaʊɐ] ⓘ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic (GDR; East Germany).
Berlin Wall | HISTORY , Dates & The Fall | HISTORY
WEBDec 15, 2009 · On August 13, 1961, the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) began to build a barbed wire and concrete “Antifascistischer Schutzwall,” or “antifascist...
Berlin Wall | Definition, Length, & Facts | Britannica
WEB6 days ago · The Berlin Wall was built by the German Democratic Republic during the Cold War to prevent its population from escaping Soviet-controlled East Berlin to West Berlin, which was controlled by the major Western Allies. It divided the city of Berlin into two physically and ideologically contrasting zones.
Fall of the Berlin Wall - Wikipedia
WEBThe fall of the Berlin Wall (German: Mauerfall, pronounced [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌfal] ⓘ) on 9 November 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, marked the beginning of the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain, as East Berlin …
The Berlin Wall | Berlin Wall Foundation
WEBNov 9, 1989 · The 155-kilometer-long Berlin Wall, which cut through the middle of the city center, surrounded West Berlin from August 13, 1961 to November 9, 1989. The Wall was designed to prevent people from escaping to the West from East Berlin.
Why the Berlin Wall rose—and how it fell - National Geographic
WEBNov 8, 2019 · The Berlin Wall stretched for almost 27 miles across the city and employed landmines, dogs, and barbed wire to discourage escape attempts. Still, over 5,000 people managed to reach western...
Fall of Berlin Wall: How 1989 reshaped the modern world - BBC
WEBIt was on 9 November 1989, five days after half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a mass protest, that the Berlin Wall dividing communist East Germany from West Germany crumbled.
What Was The Berlin Wall And How Did It Fall? - The Cold War ...
WEBIt was under the constant surveillance of armed East German border guards who were authorised to shoot anyone attempting to escape into West Berlin. By 1989, the Wall was lined with 302 watchtowers. More than 100 people died trying to cross the Berlin Wall over the course of its 28-year history.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall: A Defining Moment in World History
WEBDec 14, 2023 · The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, was a result of years of political and social unrest in East Germany. The people of East Berlin had long been living under oppressive communist rule, with limited freedom of …
Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse
WEBIn the heart of Germany’s capital city, the Berlin Wall Memorial is the central memorial site recalling German division. Located at a site fraught with history on Bernauer Strasse, it extends along 1.4 kilometers of the former border strip.
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