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1. www.history.com › topics › cold-warBerlin Wall | HISTORY , Dates & The Fall | HISTORY

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   Dec 15, 2009 · On August 13, 1961, the Communist government of East Germany began to build a barbed wire and concrete “Antifascistischer Schutzwall,” or “antifascist bulwark,” between East and West Berlin.

2. www.history.com › news › berlin-airlift-wall-coldWhy the Berlin Airlift Was the First Major Battle ... - History

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   Jun 27, 2018 · Three years later, as the two sides found themselves increasingly at odds, the future of West Berlin hung in the balance. On June 24, 1948, outraged by the currency reform introduced by the United ...

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3. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › berlin-isBerlin is divided | August 13, 1961 | HISTORY

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   Nov 24, 2009 · This Day In History: 08/13/1961 - Berlin is Divided. Shortly after midnight on August 13, 1961, East German soldiers begin laying down barbed wire and bricks as a barrier between Soviet-controlled ...

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4. www.history.com › news › berlin-wall-crossings-eastAll the Ways People Escaped Across the Berlin Wall | HISTORY

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   Nov 8, 2019 · A 75 year-old woman is helped into Tunnel 57. The 57 people escaped through this tunnel between October 3-5, 1964. Pictured here is a refugee being winched up to the exit of the tunnel. Refugees ...

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5. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › berlin-wallBerlin Wall built | August 15, 1961 | HISTORY

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   Mar 4, 2010 · Berlin, the German capital, was likewise divided into occupation sectors, even though it was located deep within the Soviet zone. The future of Germany and Berlin was a major sticking point in ...

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   When was the Berlin Wall built?

   • Between 1949 and 1961, some 2.5 million of them fled via West Berlin, until in August 1961 the East German government erected the barbed wire fence that would become the Berlin Wall.

   Why the Berlin Airlift Was the First Major Battle of the Cold War

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   Why did East Germans move to West Berlin?

   • For East Germans dissatisfied with life under the communist system, West Berlin was a gateway to the democratic West. Between 1949 and 1961, some 2.5 million East Germans fled from East to West Germany, most via West Berlin. By August 1961, an average of 2,000 East Germans were crossing into the West every day.

   Berlin Wall built | August 15, 1961 | HISTORY

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   What happened to East Berlin after WW2?

   • Shortly after midnight on August 13, 1961, East German soldiers begin laying down barbed wire and bricks as a barrier between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western section of the city. After World War II, defeated Germany was divided into Soviet, American, British and French zones of occupation.

   Berlin is divided | August 13, 1961 | HISTORY

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   Where did East Germans build the Berlin Wall?

   • The first concrete pilings went up on the Bernauer Strasse and at the Potsdamer Platz. Sullen East German workers, a few in tears, constructed the first segments of the Berlin Wall as East German troops stood guarding them with machine guns. With the border closing permanently, escape attempts by East Germans intensified on August 15.

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7. www.history.com › news › 10-things-you-may-not-know10 Things You May Not Know About the Berlin Wall - History

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   Nov 7, 2014 · The residents of Berlin awoke on the morning of August 13, 1961, to find barbed wire fencing had been installed on the border between the city’s east and west sections. Days later, East Germany ...

8. www.history.com › news › brandenburg-gate-a-briefBrandenburg Gate: A Brief History | HISTORY

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   Jun 19, 2013 · Napoleon's Strategic Genius. Built between 1788 and 1791 by Prussian King Frederick William II as a key entry point to the city of Berlin, Brandenburg Gate was topped off with a statue known as ...