Description of the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall

Background

The Berlin groyne was built in 1961 because there were so umpteen sight who tried to immigrate into the due west side of Berlin and picture a get around life then they had in the easterly side.

In the early morning of 8-13-1961 the DDR began to blockade the streets between eastern and wolfram Berlin with a incite wire fence (= Stacheldrahtzaun) Tanks arrived at submergence points and they blockaded streets with stones and barricades. The S-/U-Bahn (the train through the city) was disconnected and it was prohibited for the people to go to the West side of Berlin, 60,000 commuter included.

On the 8-23-1961 nobody was allowed to convey the wall from both sides and on 8-17-1962 the 18 year erstwhile(a) Peter Fechter got shot and died as he tried to cross over the wall from easternmost to West.

Extents

The boarder from West to East was 166km long and around 107km were covered with the wall. The structure of the wall from West to East was: first a 4m tall concrete wall and behind (on the East side) the death-line, where the immigrants who already reached this points got shot without warnings. In previous of this line were a large dig for stopping vehicles for escaping from the East side and after that there were trails for guards and awake dogs. And finally after that there were another wall on the to the East side. The boarder crossed 192 streets, 97 to East Berlin and 95 to the DDR.

The Fall

1989 there were discussions to the highest degree the Berlin wall because of a mass immigration to Hungary and the Leipzigs Monday demonstration with the turn up that the DDR-traveling law was changed.



Guenter Schabowski said on November 9th 1989 said in an unclearly construction that the boarder is...

Youve written a fine description of the Berlin Wall, which was certainly one of the more hated symbols of communist oppression. Ronald Reagans clarion bellow comes to mind, Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall. Thankfully, the wall did come down and galore(postnominal) who were long denied freedom and opportunity were given a find for a new life. Our world is a much better place without such barriers to keep people in who so desperately want to get out.

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