(CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an attempt to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West. It became a symbol of ...
The Berlin Wall was torn down 30 years ago. The seismic event sent shock waves across Europe, and sparked hopes for millions of East Germans. Jubilant crowds stormed the concrete blockade dividing the ...
The German Democratic Republic (GDR), commonly called East Germany, came into existence in 1949. It was the Communist response to the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) ...
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The Important Unspoken Rule Tourists Should Know When Visiting Berlin's Holocaust Memorial
While many structures related to the Holocaust were destroyed, others, like the former Auschwitz and Dachau concentration ...
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