The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War, paving the way for German reunification ...
Photos held in a German archive reveal how barriers were tested to prevent East German citizens attempting to flee to freedom ...
Most of communist East Germany’s heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are ...
More than half a million people braved chilly weather to mark the 35th anniversary on Saturday of the fall of the Berlin ...
The call came at 11:30 to my home in Munich, Germany, on the night of Nov. 9, 1989, 45 years ago yesterday. As Chief Duty ...
- East Berliners get helping hands from West Berliners as they climb the Berlin Wall, which divided the city since the end of ...
Thirty-five years after the Berlin Wall was toppled, 2024 images contrasted with archival photos capture the scars that ...
Today, after decades of being nearly devoured by persistent “wall-peckers,” little remains of the grandest souvenir of Cold ...
Like many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood.
One November night 35 years ago, the Berlin Wall cracked and thousands of Berliners poured through. The Iron Curtain had ...
At an event marking the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Saturday, the city's mayor, Kai Wegner, said ...