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9th November 1989: Berlin Wall opened by the East German government after Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced that GDR citizens could cross to West Berlin with immediate effect

  • 9th November 2021
  • Tagged as: Berlin, Berlin Wall, Cold War, DDR, East Berlin, East Germany, GDR, Germany, Politics

Although the border remained closed for around three hours, by 11pm the Berlin Wall checkpoint at Bornholmer Strasse had been opened.

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7th October 1949: The creation of East Germany, formally known as the German Democratic Republic

  • 7th October 2021
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, DDR, East Germany, Germany

The establishment of the GDR ensured that the division of Germany that had been implemented in 1945 was made permanent.

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