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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 2025
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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13th August 1961: Construction of the Berlin Wall begun by East German police and army, separating them from West Berlin

13th August 2023
Tagged as: Berlin, Berlin Wall, Cold War, Communism, DDR, East Berlin, East Germany, Germany, Khrushchev, Ulbricht, West Berlin, West Germany

Over the following years the barbed wire and mesh barrier that was constructed overnight was gradually replaced with a virtually impregnable ring of reinforced concrete that ran 155km around West Berlin.

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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

13th August 1961: Construction of the Berlin Wall begun by East German police and army, separating them from West Berlin

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2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

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