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Satellite image of Berlin, with the Wall's location marked in yellow West and East Berlin borders overlaying a current road map. The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer, pronounced [bɛʁˌliːnɐ ˈmaʊɐ] ⓘ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; West Germany) from 1961 to 1989 ...
Where was the Berlin Wall? See where it was with this interactive mobile-friendly map
Jul 13, 2024 · Berlin Wall, barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin and adjacent areas of East Germany during the period from 1961 to 1989. The system of walls, electrified fences, and fortifications extended 28 miles through Berlin and extended a further 75 miles around West Berlin.
Dec 15, 2009 · The Berlin Wall: 1961-1989 . The construction of the Berlin Wall did stop the flood of refugees from East to West, and it did defuse the crisis over Berlin.
The 155-kilometer-long Berlin Wall, which cut through the middle of the city center, surrounded West Berlin from August 13, 1961 to November 9, 1989. The Wall was designed to prevent people from escaping to the West from East Berlin.
Printable & PDF maps of the Berlin Wall with localisation of the gates and the wall seperating East-Berlin from West-Berlin.
May 12, 2020 · A map highlighting the location of some of the tunnels dug under the Berlin Wall. For nearly 30 years the Berlin wall kept people out of West Berlin. There are many reasons that people wanted to escape East Berlin and if there’s a will there's a way to make it happen.
