The Fall of the Berlin Wall

berlin wall  The Berlin Wall was a border security installation built by the German Democratic Republic on August 12, 1961 Officially called the Antifaschistischer Fifty years ago on August 13, 1961, the East Germans sealed their border with West Berlin, beginning what would become known as the Berlin Wall Overnight,

East German authorities initially began removing pieces of the wall using angle grinders, construction vehicles and cranes in the days after 9 Professor Patrick Major explores the history of the Berlin Wall: why it was built, how many people were killed trying to cross it and its

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   4: The Building of the Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divided Germany from 1961 to 1989, aimed at preventing East Germans from fleeing to