BERLIN, Aug. 14, 1961 (UPI) -- East German Communist police today hurled tear gas into crowds of jeering West Berliners protesting the closing of the border between East and West Berlin.

For 28 years a 155km-long concrete wall snaked through the centre of Berlin, separating the Soviet-backed East from the ...

The Berlin Wall, erected in 1961, stood as a symbol of the Cold War until its fall in 1989, dividing East and West Berlin. The anniversary celebrations, which include exhibitions, concerts ...

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For months, the East Germans and Soviets had threatened a new Berlin cri sis if the West Germans persisted in their plan to convene the Federal Republic’s electoral college in the western half ...

The East Side Gallery refers to the longest intact section of the Berlin Wall, which stretches for nearly a mile. If you want to experience the wall for the first time, this is the place to do it.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin is divided by light. The contrast is a legacy from the Cold War, when Germany was divided from east to west as tensions mounted between ...

Attractions are spread out along the old political boundaries of east and west Berlin, with most of the popular sights on the city's east side. Accessible via the Klosterstraße, Brandenburger Tor ...

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On 13 August 1961 a barbed wire fence was erected along the border between East and West Berlin. The wire would quickly be replaced by a concrete wall, complete with lookout towers and armed ...