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21.   Traffic at the Border Crossing Near Rasdorf in Hesse (November 19, 1989)
In the days after the fall of the Wall, the inner-German border was opened at numerous points. Everywhere there were lines of people and cars filled with GDR citizens eager to explore the West. This....
Traffic at the Border Crossing Near Rasdorf in Hesse (November 19, 1989)
22.   First Meeting of the Central Round Table (December 7, 1989)
One day after Egon Krenz resigned as chairman of the Council of State of the GDR, the Central Round Table [Zentrale Runde Tisch] was founded in East Berlin.....
First Meeting of the Central Round Table (December 7, 1989)
23.   For and against Unification – Demonstration on Augustusplatz in Leipzig (December 11, 1989)
The participants in this "Monday demonstration" in Leipzig on December 11, 1989, carry banners both for and against reunification with the Federal Republic of Germany. While West German flags (right)....
For and against Unification – Demonstration on Augustusplatz in Leipzig (December 11, 1989)
24.   Demonstrators Demand the Imprisonment of Honecker (December 11, 1989)
At this "Monday demonstration" in Leipzig on December 11, 1989, five days after the resignation of Egon Krenz and the entire Politburo, demonstrators held signs....
Demonstrators Demand the Imprisonment of Honecker (December 11, 1989)
25.   The Headquarters of the Office for National Security (formerly of the Ministry for State Security) in the East Berlin Neighborhood of Lichtenberg (December 15, 1989)
The Office for National Security [Amt für Nationale Sicherheit, AfNS] was created by a decision of the East German Volkskammer on November 17, 1989. It was the successor organization....
The Headquarters of the Office for National Security (formerly of the Ministry for State Security) in the East Berlin Neighborhood of Lichtenberg (December 15, 1989)
26.   Helmut Kohl in Dresden (December 19, 1989)
On December 19, 1989, Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl visited the city of Dresden to meet with Prime Minister Hans Modrow.....
Helmut Kohl in Dresden (December 19, 1989)
27.   Caricature: Helmut Kohl's Ten-Point Plan, Die Presse (December 21, 1989)
Published in December 1989 in the Austrian newspaper Die Presse, this caricature refers to Helmut Kohl's Ten-Point....
Caricature: Helmut Kohl's Ten-Point Plan, <i>Die Presse</i> (December 21, 1989)
28.   Demolition of the Wall at Brandenburg Gate (December 21, 1989)
As a conciliatory gesture during the Christmas holidays, the section of the Wall next to the Brandenburg Gate was torn down during the night of December 21, 1989. On December 22, Hans....
Demolition of the Wall at Brandenburg Gate (December 21, 1989)
29.   New Year's Eve in Berlin (December 31, 1989)
During their first New Year’s celebration together at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, East and West Germans waved West German flags and expressed New Year’s wishes on banners. The one featured here reads:....
New Year's Eve in Berlin (December 31, 1989)
30.   Video Message from U.S. President Barack Obama during the "Celebration of Freedom" (November 9, 2009)
On November 9, 2009, the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a large “Celebration....
Video Message from U.S. President Barack Obama during the "Celebration of Freedom" (November 9, 2009)
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