Haven't done this for awhile.
I get emails from The Cultural Experience with This Week in History.
At the end there is always a tour you could take on the subject.
This week in history: 9th November 1989
Following the Second World War, Germany was divided between the Allies: the USA, the UK, France and the USSR. By 1949, the western powers’ zones formally became the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the Soviet zone became the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Though Berlin – the former capital of Nazi Germany – was located in the east, the city was also divided between the four victorious powers after the war. This caused great friction and after the East German government closed the border with West Germany in 1952, Berlin became a flash point as it was the only place German citizens could flee from east to west. What became the Berlin Wall began as a barbed wire fence erected on the night of 12th/13th August 1961. Over the following 28 years, over 100 people died attempting to cross the no man’s land between what was effectively two walls. Due to a miscommunication on 9th November 1989, it was reported that the border had been reopened and people flocked to the checkpoints and ultimately began hammering at the wall and tearing it down. Less than a year later, Germany was reunified on 3rd October 1990.
Historian/guide: Prof. Matthias Strohn
@Bootie Is that the same Matthias who gave us a virtual tour of Stalingrad
I get emails from The Cultural Experience with This Week in History.
At the end there is always a tour you could take on the subject.
This week in history: 9th November 1989
Following the Second World War, Germany was divided between the Allies: the USA, the UK, France and the USSR. By 1949, the western powers’ zones formally became the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the Soviet zone became the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). Though Berlin – the former capital of Nazi Germany – was located in the east, the city was also divided between the four victorious powers after the war. This caused great friction and after the East German government closed the border with West Germany in 1952, Berlin became a flash point as it was the only place German citizens could flee from east to west. What became the Berlin Wall began as a barbed wire fence erected on the night of 12th/13th August 1961. Over the following 28 years, over 100 people died attempting to cross the no man’s land between what was effectively two walls. Due to a miscommunication on 9th November 1989, it was reported that the border had been reopened and people flocked to the checkpoints and ultimately began hammering at the wall and tearing it down. Less than a year later, Germany was reunified on 3rd October 1990.
The Cold War: Berlin Station
Departure date: 1st July 2025Historian/guide: Prof. Matthias Strohn
@Bootie Is that the same Matthias who gave us a virtual tour of Stalingrad
