The mistake that toppled the Berlin Wall

berlin wall  The Wall The Berlin Wall began as a border of barbed wire fencing and evolved into a fortified concrete barrier with armed East German border Berlin Wall : East Germany and the Frontiers of Power New York : Oxford University Press , 2010 Rottman , Gordon L The Berlin Wall and the Intra

Quick Reference The Berlin Wall was erected in September 1961 to prevent the outflow of skilled manpower from the German Democratic Republic and other Soviet This years marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an important date that changed the course of German history

Along a total of around 160 kilometers, the Berlin Wall Trail traces the course of the former GDR border fortifications encircling West Berlin  From August 13, 1961 until November 9, 1989, East and West Berlin were separated by a heavily guarded wall of concrete and barbed wire The Berlin Wall