In this video, Kevin Hicks takes a looks at the history of the Berlin Wall, how it came about, it’s purpose and how it was constructed. He also shares some of his own experience of the the Berlin Wall and the Cold War during the late 70s, when he patrolled the British sector in West Berlin, the Berlin Wall and the East-West German corridor from Berlin to Helmstedt.
The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The wall was designed to prevent the population of East Germany escaping to the west. West Berlin was controlled by the major Western Allies; the Americans, the French and the British.
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IMAGE CREDIT:
Ida Siekmann - Photo: Hans-Hermann Hertle
Location of Jorg Hartmann’s death: Photo: Polizeihistorische Sammlung
Peter Fechter recreation of shooting @ Mark Gubb
Berlin Wall Grafitti: Noir, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tank Traps: Roger Wollstadt, CC BY-SA 2.0
Berlin Wall Breached: Raphaël Thiémard CC BY-SA 2.0
Reichstag 1970: Roger Wollstadt, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brandenburg Gate at night: Ic3ss (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0
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