The Berlin Wall came down 35 years ago today. Fragments of the famous border still remain today.
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War, paving the way for German reunification in 1990 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The fall of the Berlin Wall: These photos show what remains 35 years later
Berlin, Germany’s capital, is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall this Friday and Saturday (November 8-9). While most of the fortified border was dismantled soon after it opened in 1989,
35 years after the Berlin Wall opened, fragments of East Germany’s border remain
Most of communist East Germany’s heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are still places where visitors can see the remains of the Berlin Wall and other sections of the frontier.
35 years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall, echoes of east-west division linger
The wall, which separated East and West Germany, stood for 28 years before it was torn down in 1989. #EuropeNews
35th anniversary: The fall of the Berlin Wall in photographs
What began as confusion soon turned to celebration as Berliners from both east and west flooded the streets, chipping away at the wall and reclaiming their city. open image in gallery East Berlin before the fall: an elderly man carries shopping bags full of potatoes,
Germany marks 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Germany marked the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Saturday, a pivotal moment in the collapse of communism in Europe.
Germany commemorates 35 years since fall of Berlin Wall
Scholz calls reunification' a win for all of Europe'. Alluding to the pro-democracy movements and protests in much of eastern Europe that preceded it, Scholz said "the victory of freedom in the fall of 1989 was a win for all of Europe.
Seeking segments of the Berlin Wall — 35 years after fall
The Berlin Wall was built on August 13, 1961. It fell on November 9, 1989. A DW team went looking for still-standing segments of a structure that contained so many people for so long.
35 years of Fall of the Berlin Wall: How it happened and left Germany forever changed
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Divided Berlin: Then-And-Now Photos Show Where The Wall Stood
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Steves: In Berlin, keep your eye on the wall
Today, after decades of being nearly devoured by persistent “wall-peckers,” little remains of the grandest souvenir of Cold ...
A simple question and a silly mistake that changed the world forever
But a simple question and slip up by East German Communist Party official Günter Schabowski during an otherwise boring press ...
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East German border claimed 327 lives, says Berlin study
Most were civilians trying to flee to the West from communist East Germany. The 327 includes 262 who died at the Berlin Wall, and 24 East German border guards who were shot while on duty.
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Germany's expansion of border controls is testing European unity
The border closures are set to last six ... and Russia of luring migrants from the Middle East and Africa there to destabilize the West. Agnieszka Łada-Konefał, deputy director of the German ...
35 years later: How the fall of the Berlin Wall shaped, divided, and ultimately united a generation
When the Berlin Wall was constructed in August 1961, it stood as a visible wound marking the world’s ideological split. After ...