Historical Markers and War Memorials in Berlin

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Berlin

By Don Morfe, July 6, 2008

Aerial view of the Glienicker Bridge

GEOGRAPHIC SORT

1► Germany, Berlin — "Berliner Mauer" — 1961-1989 —

On Berliner Strasse.

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

2► Germany, Berlin — Baudenkmal Berliner Mauer — The Berlin Wall as a Historical Monument —

On Niederkirchnerstraisse.

(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

3► Germany, Berlin — Berlin Airlift —

Near Clayallee at Auf dem Grat, on the right when traveling south.

Dedicated to the people of Berlin who endured the pain of war, gained hope through the Air-Lift, and experienced the rise and fall of the Berlin wall, culminating in their new found freedom with reunification of East/West Berlin. And to the . . . — — Map (db m94191) HM WM

4► Germany, Berlin — Charlottenburg Palace — Schloß Charlottenburg —

On Spandauer Damm just west of Luisenplatz.

Text in German... Text in English: The baroque Lietzenburg palace completed in 1699 was built by Arnold Nehring as a summer residence for Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Elector Friedrich III. After her death in 1705, the palace was . . . — — Map (db m56273) HM

5► Germany, Berlin — Checkpoint Charlie Site —

On Friedrichstraße just south of Zimmerstraße.

[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

6► Germany, Berlin — Glienicker Brucke — Berliner Gedenktafel —

On Berliner Strasse.

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

7► Germany, Berlin — Max Planck —

On Unter den Linden, on the right when traveling west.

In diesem Hause lehrte Max Planck der Entdecker des elementaren Wirkungsquantums h von 1889 — 1928 English translation: In this building Max Planck, discoverer of the elementary quantum of . . . — — Map (db m83175) HM

8► Germany, Berlin — Pariser Platz —

On Unter den Linden just east of Ebertstraße.

English: Pariser Plaz (Paris Square) is one of Berlin’s most distinctive squares and occupies a unique place within the groundplan of the city. Its planning is attributed to Philipp Gerlach (1697-1738), the architect commissioned by . . . — — Map (db m56361) HM

9► Germany, Berlin — Passenger Car of the French Military Train —

On Clayallee.

From 1945 on the Western Powers activated military trains for the link between Berlin and the West Zones. The French, with the route Berlin-Straßburg, possessed the only direct connection to the homeland for which three times a week a military train . . . — — Map (db m94196) WM

10► Germany, Berlin — Remains of the Berlin Wall — Überreste der Berliner Mauer —

On Niederkirchnerstraisse.

(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

11► Germany, Berlin — Soviet War Memorial — Tiergarten —

On Straße des 17. Juni just west of Ebertstraße, on the right when traveling west.

Вечный славу героев, которые входят в . . . — — Map (db m57182) HM

12► Germany, Berlin — The Legend of Hitler’s Bunker — Mythos und Geschichtszeugnis »Führerbunker« —

On Gertrud-Kolmar-Strasse at In den Ministergärten, on the right when traveling north on Gertrud-Kolmar-Strasse.

English: The Legend of Hitler’s Bunker Some of the greatest legends of our time are intertwined with the so-called Fuehrer’s Bunker. At the same time, this bunker was just one of many in the government quarter around Wilhelmstraße . . . — — Map (db m83473) HM

13► Germany, Berlin — Topography of Terror —

On Niederkirchnerstraisse.

The grounds of the “Topography of Terror” were made accessible to the public in 1987 on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the city Berlin. The excavated remains of buildings, the post-war relics and the exhibition . . . — — Map (db m94139) WM

14► Germany, Berlin (Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg) — Baudenkmal Berliner Mauer — [Berlin Wall Monument] —

On Niederkirchnerstraße just east of Stresemannstraße, on the right when traveling east.

German Text: … English Text: The Berlin Wall became an international symbol of the division of Germany after the Second World War and also of the Cold War between East and West. The construction of the Berlin Wall began on . . . — — Map (db m57785) HM

15► Germany, Berlin (Bezirk Tempelhof-Schöneberg) — David Bowie — Berlin Memorial Marker — Bowie's Residence from 1976-1978 —

On Hauptstrasse, on the right when traveling north.

Berliner Gedenktafel In diesem Haus wohnte von 1976 bis 1978 David Bowie 8.1. 1947 – 10.1.2016 In dieser Zeit entstanden die Alben »Low«, »Heroes« und »Lodger«. Sie gingen als Berliner Trilogie in die . . . — — Map (db m150863) HM

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