East German border guards, who hadn’t received orders to let ... Schabowski, who at the time was also a member of the ruling ...
These demonstrations grew so big that the East German politburo feared they might lose control. They decided some sort of ...
Most of communist East Germany’s heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are ...
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War, paving the way for German reunification ...
Berlin, Germany’s capital, is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall this Friday and Saturday (November 8 ...
Generally, East Germany - the former German Democratic Republic - was the principal training ... in December 2007 and then as they were routed from government last year. 3. Politburo member of the ...
Most of communist East Germany’s heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are ...
As Germany celebrates the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago on Nov. 9 1989, women look back at how different their lives ...
Go Trabi Go! I keep thinking of that iconic 1991 film which so brilliantly portrayed an East German family in the first ...
November 9 an imprecise instruction led to the collapse of the border infrastructure surrounding West Berlin, as Berliners ...
East Germans fleeing communism were once housed there. Now a centre in the German capital provides refuge to people who have escaped war and misery from Afghanistan to Africa.
A local politician in northern Germany who posted a picture of a sex doll with a St Pauli T-shirt and a noose around its neck has stepped down following a wave of criticism.