PHOTO · 1989Germans begin to tear down parts of the Berlin Wall
The Wall had opened the night before. That same day, millions of East Germans crossed into West Berlin.
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POLITICS198910 November · The Berlin Wall starts to come down
Global
Germans begin to tear down parts of the Berlin Wall
The demolition of the Berlin Wall belongs to the end of the Cold War as a global order. The German Democratic Republic had built the Wall in 1961 to enclose West Berlin, and it stood until 1989.
Türkiye
Germans begin tearing down the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall began the end of the barrier that had divided East and West Germany since 1961. Throughout the Cold War, Turkey stood in this divided Europe on NATO's southeastern flank, bordering the Soviet Union.
Deutschland
Millions of East Germans visit West Berlin as demolition of the Wall begins
This day marked the beginning of the end of the Berlin Wall, which had divided the city since 1961. The fall of the Wall was part of the Peaceful Revolution in the GDR. Just under eleven months later, on 3 October 1990, reunification followed.
Quoted from real stories in the app. Photo: Sue Ream, Brandenburg Gate, November 1989 — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0; cropped.
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