Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall (German: Die Berliner Mauer) was a long barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany. The East German authorities called it the ?antifaschistischer Schutzwall? (Anti-Fascist Protection Wall). Its purpose was to restrict access between West Berlin and East Germany. It was built in 1961 and fortified over the years, but was opened to unrestricted transit on November 9, 1989 and subsequently almost entirely demolished.

External links

• Berlin Wall - Pictures Photographs
• www.wall-berlin.org
• Photos of the Berlin Wall by Georges Rosset
• Personal Account of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
• Retracing the Berlin Wall
• Bernauer Straße Memorial website
• Information on the East German border system (in German)
• Berlin Wall photos and stories 1989
• Photographs of time of the Fall as well as updates on the current situation in Germany
• www.dewitt.photographer.org.uk, images of the Berlin wall
• Berlin Wall Online, Chronicle of the Berlin Wall history includes an archive of photographs and texts
• Photos of the Berlin Wall by Igor Schestkow, 2004
• Reports on reinforcements to Berlin Brigade
• JFK speech clarifying limits of American protection
• U.S. Army website
• "Berlin 1969" includes sections on Helmstedt-Berlin rail operations.
• Includes articles on rail transport for Berlin during the Cold War. (large files)
• Guided tours along the former Berlin Wall