Berlin wall
The Berlin Wall was a wall dividing Berlin between the Capitalists and the Communists.
Timeline
- May 8, 1945
World War II is over and Berlin is divided into 4 sectors: the American, and British in the West and the Soviet in the East
- June 30, 1946
At the instigation of the Soviet Military administration the demarcation line between East and West Germany is safeguarded
- October 29, 1946
A 30 day valid Interzonenpass is required to travel between the sectors in Germany
- June 23, 1948
Currency reform in Berlin, Berlin is divided into two different currency zones
- June 24, 1948
Begin of the Berlin blockade
- June 25, 1948
Berlin Airlift begins
- May 12, 1949
End of Berlin blockade
- May 24, 1949
Federal Republic of Germany is founded (West Germany)
- September 30, 1949
End of Berlin Airlift
- October 7, 1949
German Democratic Republic is founded (East Germany)
- May 26, 1952
Border between East and West Germany and between East Germany and West Berlin is closed. Only the border between East and West Berlin is still opened
- June 17, 1953
Uprising of East Berlin building workers against the imposition of increased working norms, suppression by Red Army tanks
- November 14, 1953
The Western Powers waive the Interzonenpass, the Soviet Union follows but East German citizen need a permission to travel to the West
- December 11, 1957
Leaving East Germany without permission is forbidden and violations are prosecuted with prison up to three years
- August 13, 1961
The Berlin sectorial border between East and West Berlin is closed, barriers are built
- August 14, 1961
Brandenburg Gate is closed
- August 26, 1961
All crossing points are closed for West Berlin citizens
- June 26, 1963
President J. F. Kennedy visits Berlin and says: "Ich bin ein Berliner." ("I am a Berliner.")
- December 17, 1963
West Berliner citizen may visit East Berlin the first time after more than two years
- September 3, 1971
Four Power's Agreement over Berlin visiting becomes easier for West Berliners
- June 12, 1987
President Ronald Reagan visits Berlin and urges Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
- September 10, 1989
Hungarian government opens border for East German refugees
- November 9, 1989
Berlin Wall is opened
- December 22, 1989
Brandenburg Gate is opened
- October 3, 1990
Germany is reunited