9 November 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall
9 November 1989 marks the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 1989 a series of
revolutions in Poland and Hungary caused a chain reaction in Eastern
Germany that finally resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Afer several weeks of civil unrest the East German government
announced on 9 November 1989 that all people from East Germany
could visit West Germany and West Berlin.
Crowds of East Germans climbed and crossed the hated wall, joined
by West Germans.
The next weeks people and souvenir hunters took away parts of the
wall.
Officially the demolition of the Wall started on 13 June 1990.
Some history
After the end of World War II, Germany was controlled by the Allied
powers: United States, United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union.
Already in 1948, Stalin instituted the Berlin Blockade. The German
Democrated Republic (East Germany) was declared on 7 October 1949.
In 1961 the construction of the Berlin Wall started. On 13 August of
that year, the border with West Berlin was closed.
My interest in history
On 9 November 1989, I was 10 years old and it was the first time that
such a huge historical event took place in my life. So I started to
interest me in history.
It only was in 2013 that I visited Berlin, the capital of Germany for
real. So, these pictures of the Berlin Wall are taken in May 2013.
Royal visitors
Already in June 2013, King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima of
The Netherlands visited Berlin.
From 23 till 26 June 2015, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke
of Edinburgh visited Berlin.
In 2017, then the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Germany
and Berlin (now Prince and Princess of Wales).
More on this link
In November 2018, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium were
in Berlin to celebrate the centenary of the end of World War I.
On 7 May 2019, Charles, then the Prince of Wales and Camilla, then
Duchess of Cornwall (now King Charles III and Queen Camilla)
visited Berlin.
revolutions in Poland and Hungary caused a chain reaction in Eastern
Germany that finally resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Afer several weeks of civil unrest the East German government
announced on 9 November 1989 that all people from East Germany
could visit West Germany and West Berlin.
Crowds of East Germans climbed and crossed the hated wall, joined
by West Germans.
The next weeks people and souvenir hunters took away parts of the
wall.
Officially the demolition of the Wall started on 13 June 1990.
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| Berlin Wall own picture |
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My god help Me to survive this Deadly Love.
This shows Leonid Brezhnev and Erich
Honecker kissing. This work is called the
kiss of Death and it is one of the most
well known paintings of the remaining
Berlin Wall.
The Kiss shows Leonid Brezhnev,
the Soviet Leader
and Erich Honecker, the President of
East Germany.
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Some history
After the end of World War II, Germany was controlled by the Allied
powers: United States, United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union.
Already in 1948, Stalin instituted the Berlin Blockade. The German
Democrated Republic (East Germany) was declared on 7 October 1949.
In 1961 the construction of the Berlin Wall started. On 13 August of
that year, the border with West Berlin was closed.
My interest in history
On 9 November 1989, I was 10 years old and it was the first time that
such a huge historical event took place in my life. So I started to
interest me in history.
It only was in 2013 that I visited Berlin, the capital of Germany for
real. So, these pictures of the Berlin Wall are taken in May 2013.
Royal visitors
Already in June 2013, King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima of
The Netherlands visited Berlin.
From 23 till 26 June 2015, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke
of Edinburgh visited Berlin.
In 2017, then the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Germany
and Berlin (now Prince and Princess of Wales).
In November 2018, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium were
in Berlin to celebrate the centenary of the end of World War I.
On 7 May 2019, Charles, then the Prince of Wales and Camilla, then
Duchess of Cornwall (now King Charles III and Queen Camilla)
visited Berlin.
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