Markers highlighting this symbol of the Cold War, where the "Iron Curtain" was made of concrete and physically divided a city. The Berlin Wall was perhaps the most visible result of competing political ideals in a post-WWII bipolar world. At the time, most people could not conceive of its demise and a reunited Berlin.
• Between 1945-1961 2.7 million escaped East Germany
• In 1960, 200,000 East Germans escaped to Freedom
• Order given to build Wall - Sunday, Aug. 13, 1961
Construction began Aug. 16, 1961; completed 2 mos. later
• Initially 6 ft. . . . — — Map (db m80171) HM
On Wilshire Boulevard east of Ogden Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The Wall Along Wilshire is an installation featuring ten sections of the original Berlin Wall. Measuring nearly forty feet wide, it is the world’s longest stretch of the Wall outside of Berlin. The Wende Museum assembled the Wall Along Wilshire . . . — — Map (db m125316) HM
Near Massachusetts Avenue Northwest east of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
This segment of the Berlin Wall was presented to the Nitze School and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies of the Johns Hopkins University by the Berlin Senate. It symbolizes both the peaceful end of a long international struggle . . . — — Map (db m112638) HM
On East 2nd Street at South Galena Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East 2nd Street.
General Secretary Gorbachev,
if you seek peace--
if you seek prosperity
for the Soviet Union
and Eastern Europe--
if you seek liberalization.
come here, to this gate.
Mr. Gorbachev. Open this gate.
Mr. Gorbachev. Tear down this . . . — — Map (db m78278) HM
Near East 2nd Street (Illinois Route 2) at South Galena Avenue (U.S. 52), on the right when traveling west.
[Plaque 1]
• The flag of the USSR is shown behind Vladimir Lenin, Russian leader of the Bolsheviks in the 1917 Revolution.
• Soviet soldiers stand in Moscow's Red Square near the Kremlin, seat of the Communist government of the USSR.
• . . . — — Map (db m230799) HM
On Long Wharf at Commercial Street when traveling north on Long Wharf.
The Berlin Wall
Aug 13, 1961 - Nov. 9, 1984
Forgot not the tyranny of this wall
Horrid place.
Nor the love of freedom that made it fall -
Laid waste — — Map (db m258361) WM
On West 7th Street just west of Westminster Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Following the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, the country was divided into four zones of occupation by the World War II Allies. The United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union. Berlin, located deep within the Soviet zone also was . . . — — Map (db m59080) HM
On South Dakota Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In the early morning hours of August 13, 1961, East German workers began erecting wire barricades along the line separating East and West Berlin. The wire, and the brick and concrete wall which followed, were designed to stop the flood of East . . . — — Map (db m315648) HM WM
Near Liberty Street near Battery Park City Esplanade.
In November 2004, the 15th Anniversary of the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, the city of Berlin donated this piece of the Wall to Battery Park City. These segments were originally located in downtown Berlin in the area between Potsdamer Plaza and . . . — — Map (db m132053) HM
On Patriot Hills Lane (County Road 98), on the right when traveling north.
From August 13, 1961 to November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall divided a city and a nation. It was a symbol of oppression and a boundary between democracy and communism.
Today, let this piece of the Berlin Wall serve
as a reminder to us that not . . . — — Map (db m301953) HM WM
The graffiti you see here was written by people whose lives were directly affected by The Wall. Now that The Wall is history, we ask that you leave
it just the way it is.
The one side of The Wall is empty of graffiti because it faced the . . . — — Map (db m276749) HM
On East Freedom Way at Vine Street, on the right when traveling west on East Freedom Way.
The Berlin Wall
On August 13, 1961,
the totalitarian government
of East Germany split Berlin
with a wall of concrete.
Free expression of thought
disappeared, From 1961
to 1989 some 130 people
were killed attempting to
escape through . . . — — Map (db m130350) HM
For 49 years, Berlin, former capital of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, was occupied by the victorious allies of World War II--the United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union. For much of that time an ugly wall divided the city . . . — — Map (db m136630) WM
Berlin Wall Segment A.
This Berlin Wall Segment, located between the Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie from 1961 - 1989, is donated in gratitude to all Military Chaplains, who in time of war and peace, faithfully served God and . . . — — Map (db m136418) WM
Panel A.
On November 9, 1989, to stem the flow of refugees, desperate Communist leaders announced amid chaos that they would issue passports to all East Germans, allowing them to come and go as they pleased. That evening hundreds of . . . — — Map (db m136631) HM
Because of the Four-Power Agreements, the Allies had insisted upon free access to Berlin at any time. In 1958, Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev of the Soviet Union demanded that the Allies leave West Berlin and Berlin be made a "demilitarized free . . . — — Map (db m136629) HM
Given to Rapid City by Generous Citizens Mindful of the Price of Freedom
COMMITTEE
Gale Holbrook
Ra Vae Luckhart
Jim Kuehn
Phil Nichols
Carolyn Mollers
Paul Reinke, DDS
Col. Josiah Wallace
Dale Clement, PhD . . . — — Map (db m136399) WM
Here, in America's Heartland between Mount Rushmore national Memorial and Ellsworth Air Force Base, remnants of the Berlin Wall are a vivid reminder that vigilance must never give way to complacency where freedom is concerned.
The Principles . . . — — Map (db m136400) HM
This piece of the Berlin Wall
arrived in Fremont in 2001 to
commemorate the role of Seattle
and Boeing's C-47 in the Berlin
Airlift of 1948.
Thank you to the Burke Family
and History House for retaining
this piece of history. — — Map (db m234832) WM
On Queen Street West near Bay Street, on the right when traveling west.
Freedom Arches
The Citizens of Toronto dedicate these arches to the
millions who struggled including Canadians, to gain
and defend freedom and to the tens of millions who
suffered and died for the lack of it. May all that we . . . — — Map (db m308123) WM
Wider das Vergessen
Originalstück der Berliner Mauer, die von 1961 bis zum
Mauerfall 1989 auf einer Länge von 155 Km stand
und etwa 130 Menschen das Leben kostete.
Gestiftet 2008 von Rudi May - Würzburg
-
(English . . . — — Map (db m131276) HM WM
On Wilhelmstrasse at Zimmerstraße, on the left when traveling north on Wilhelmstrasse.
Am 13. August 1961 wurde auf Anordnung der DDR-Führung mit dem Bau der Berliner Mauer begonnen. Sie ist sichtbarer Ausdruck des bis 1989 geteilten Deutschland. Die über 150 Kilometer lange Grenzsperranlage unterband die seit Oktober 1949 . . . — — Map (db m310384) HM
[Panel 1:] During the time Germany and Berlin were divided by THE WALL, the sign which symbolizes world history was standing here: The victorious powers of World War II and the two Germanies confronted each other here, and the Western powers . . . — — Map (db m56213) HM
(English text) In July 1990, East German border guards began systematically demolishing the Berlin Wall. The great majority of Berliners were glad to see this much-hated structure disappear from the centre of the city.
Only the initiative of a . . . — — Map (db m94149) HM WM
On Niederkirchnerstraße east of Stresemannstraße, on the right when traveling east.
German Text: …
Die Berliner Mauer wurde weltweit zum Symbol der Teilung Deutschlands nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und darüber hinaus Symbol des Kalten Krieges zwischen Ost und West.
Der Bau der Mauer begann am 13. August 1961. . . . — — Map (db m57785) HM
(English) The Berlin Wall was a worldwide symbol for the division of Germany after World War II and for the injustice and inhumanity of the communist system.
Construction began on August 13, 1961, on the orders of the GDR . . . — — Map (db m94136) HM WM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Axel Hannemann
* 27.04.1945
† 05.06.1962
Ohne Wissen seiner Familie
reiste Axel Hannemann a
5. Juni 1962 von Cottbus
nach Berlin.
Von einer Brücke nahe dem
Reichstag sprang er gegen
17:15 Uhr auf ein in den
Westen . . . — — Map (db m285248) HM WM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Bernd Lünser
* 11.03.1939
† 04.10.1961
Bernd Lünser, als Ost-Berliner bis zum Bau der Mauer Bau-Ing.-Studium in
Neukölln (sein Vater wohnte in West-Berlin). Bernd starb, als er bei einem Fluchtversuch über ein Hausdach an . . . — — Map (db m287073) HM WM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Chris Gueffroy
*21.06.1968
†05.02.1989
Chris Gueffroy war das letzte Opfer der Mauer, das durch den Einsatz von
Schusswaffen ums Leben kam. Vier Grenzsoldaten feuerten 22 Schüsse auf
zwei unbewaffnete Flüchtlinge am . . . — — Map (db m284779) HM WM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Den Toten des Volksaufstandes vom 17. Juni 1953
Die Errichtung der Berliner Mauer ist untrennbar mit dem Volksaufstand
vom 17. Juni 1953 verbunden.
Die Forderungen nach der Einheit. Deutschlands, nach freien und geheimen . . . — — Map (db m287150) HM
On Behrenstraße at Friedrichstraße on Behrenstraße.
Der Fall der Berliner Mauer am 9. November 1989 war ein historisches Ereignis und ebnete den Weg zur Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands.
Dieses Grundstück lag bis 1989 im Ostteil Berlins. Hier eröffnete am 1. August 1987 die DDR-Regierung . . . — — Map (db m284285) HM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Dieter Beilig
*05.09.1941
†02.10.1971
Dieter Beilig protestierte von
Beginn an gegen die Berliner
Mauer. Unter anderem stellte
er das Holzkreuz für Peter
Fechter auf (Wir klagen an).
Auf ungeklärte Weise vom MfS
1964 . . . — — Map (db m284878) HM WM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Dieter Wohlfahrt
* 27.05.1941
† 09.12.1961
Dieter Wohlfahrt erfuhr im Spanien-Urlaub vom Mauerbau,
wurde so zum Fluchthelfer. Er war erstes nichtdeutsches Todesopfer (Österreicher).
Wohlfahrt wohnte als Student der TU . . . — — Map (db m286164) HM WM
Ebertstraße
The East German border installations ran right behind the
Reichstag (now the German Bundestag) and up to the River
Spree, where the Gedenkort Weiße Kreuze (white crosses
memorial) is located. It commemorates people . . . — — Map (db m284085) HM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Günter Litfin
* 19.01.1937
† 24.08.1961
Günter Litfin war der erste durch Schusswaffen-Gewalt ermordete Flüchtling an der Berliner Mauer (Humboldt Hafen am Lehrter Bahnhof, heutiger Hauptbahnhof).
Der Chef-Propagandist . . . — — Map (db m285363) HM WM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Ida Siekmann
* 23.08.1902
† 22.08.1961
Ida Siekmann wagt den tödlichen Sprung in die
Freiheit. Am Tag zuvor wurde die Tür ihres
Hauses in der Bernauer Straße 48 verbarrikadiert.
Nachdem sie am nächsten Morgen Bettzeug . . . — — Map (db m285295) HM WM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Ingo Krüger
* 31.01.1940
† 11.12.1961
Ingo Krüger, Sporttaucher, versuchte mit Hilfe einer Taucherausrüstung durch
die Spree zu flüchten. Seit Anfang November hatte er
die Flucht zu seiner Verlobten in West-Berlin . . . — — Map (db m286046) HM WM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Lutz
Haberlandt
* 29.04.1938
† 27.05.1962
Lutz Haberlandt unternahm in der Nähe der Charité einen Fluchtversuch.
Er sprang vom Dach eines Schuppens, überwand eine Mauer und drang in den
dortigen Grenzstreifen nahe der . . . — — Map (db m285279) HM WM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Olga Segler
* 31.07.1881
† 26.09.1961
Olga Segler, geboren in der Ukraine, war das an Jahren älteste Opfer der Mauer.
Um zu ihrer Tochter in den angrenzenden Bezirk im Westen der Stadt zu gelangen, sprang sie aus dem . . . — — Map (db m285586) HM WM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Peter Fechter
* 14.01.1944
† 17.08.1962
Peter Fechter, Maurer, drittes von vier Kindern (einziger Sohn) der Familie
im Ost-Berliner Bezirk Weißensee.
Fechter verblutete vor den Augen der Welt unmittelbar hinter der . . . — — Map (db m284933) HM WM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Philipp Held
* 02.05.1942
† 11.04.1962
Philipp Held (*Worms)
lernte mit 19 Jahren Bärbel
W. kennen. Obwohl diese 1956 aus der DDR gekommen war, beschlossen Held
und Freundin im September 1961, in die DDR zu gehen . . . — — Map (db m285618) HM WM
On Straße des 17. Juni at Ebertstraße, on the left when traveling east on Straße des 17. Juni.
Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate!...Tear down this wall!
Here on June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, challenged the Secretary General of the Soviet Union Mikhall Gorbachev to demonstrate the . . . — — Map (db m284154) HM
On Ebertstraße near Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south.
Udo Düllick
* 03.08.1936
† 05.10.1961
Udo Düllick, Ingenieur, war eines der ersten Todesopfer an der Berliner Mauer.
Er ertrank bei der Flucht in der Spree zwischen Friedrichshain und Kreuzberg in
der Nähe der . . . — — Map (db m286998) HM
On Ebertstraße at Scheidemannstraße, on the right when traveling south on Ebertstraße.
Werner Probst
* 18.06.1936
† 14.10.1961
Werner Probst hatte keine Berufsausbildung und war fast Analphabet. Durch Diebstahlsdelikte war er vorbestraft, als ihn das MfS 1959 anwarb (IM „Harry“).
Probst arbeitete bis zum . . . — — Map (db m286408) HM WM
On Waltersdorfer Chaussee, on the right when traveling south.
Berliner Mauer, 1961-1990
Berliner Mauer:
43,1 km Ost-Berlin/West-Berlin;
111,9 km DDR/West-Berlin
Am 13. August 1961 riegelte die Führung der DDR
die Grenzen zu West-Berlin ab und baute sie
in den folgenden Jahren zu . . . — — Map (db m284308) HM
English: Length 43.1 km East-Berlin/West Berlin, 119 km GDR/ West-Berlin Height 3.60 m.
On the 13th of August, 1961 the SED leadership ordered the closure of the border to the sectors of West Berlin. For 28 years this border divided . . . — — Map (db m94130) WM
English translation: The Glienicker Bridge was built between 1904 and 1907 and was destroyed in World War II and reopened in 1949 as Union Bridge. For decades the leaders of East Germany who chose this name fought against unification of . . . — — Map (db m94132) WM
On Lambeth Road at St. George’s Road, on the left when traveling west on Lambeth Road.
Change Your Life by the graffiti artist, Indiano
The Berlin Wall was erected by the East German security forces in August 1961 to seal off the East German sector of Berlin from the West. On 9 November 1989 the East Germans began taking down . . . — — Map (db m118016) HM
