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In the early morning of August 13, 1961, the East German authorities began to build the Berlin Wall. A few months ago, Ulbricht, the supreme leader of East Germany, who had sworn to claim that “no one wants to build a wall” signed the order himself. The East German government claimed that this was an “anti-fascist defense wall,” but the real reason was that it was worried that talents would continue to flee to the West, which would damage economic development.
When the “Berlin Wall” was built 60 years ago, in order to let people remember this historical event and cherish the hard-won freedom, Berlin will host a series of events on the weekend of August 13-15, 2021, including concerts, Guided tours, seminars for children and adults, historical exhibitions, film screenings, etc.
The open-air campus film event (Open-Air-Filme im Campus-Kino) lasting four weeks will show documentaries and feature films about the construction of the wall. (Time: August 7 to September 4, location: Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 31/33, Mitte)
Two symposiums will be held on August 13th from 3 pm to 5 pm on the theme of “Eine Mauer quer durchs Leben” (Eine Mauer quer durchs Leben), and witnesses will tell about the past history of the Berlin Wall. In 1961, Veronika Schneider and Rainer Just, who were 8 and 9 years old respectively, will talk about the direct impact of the Berlin Wall on their childhood lives. At that time, Christine Bartels, who lived near the Berlin Wall, and Bettina Dziggel, who worked in the East Berlin border area, will tell you about daily life in a divided city. (Location: Bernauer Straße 119, the event will be broadcast live on Youtube.)
The historical photography exhibition at Potsdamer Platz will last from August 13th to October 1st. The photo montage combines the history of Berlin with the present. People can’t help but sigh the bits and pieces of history, commemorate the victims of the Berlin Wall, and thank the warriors who brought down the Berlin Wall.
The establishment of the Berlin Wall was a sign of the confrontation between the world freedom camp headed by the United States and the communist camp headed by the Soviet Union in the 20th century and the sign of the Cold War.
In the early morning of August 12, 1961, in response to a large number of East Germans fleeing to the West via Berlin, East Germany and the Soviet Union suddenly took action. More than 20,000 troops drove to the border between East and West Berlin and began to build the Berlin Wall, code-named “The Great Wall of China.” project.
In the early morning of the 13th, the first phase of the project was completed, and Berlin has since been divided into two parts, the east and the west. “This is the first wall in human history not to guard against foreign enemies, but to guard against our own people.”
The Berlin Wall is two meters high, with barbed wire on the top. It is 155 kilometers long, has 302 observation decks, and a total of approximately 14,000 armed guards.
Almost from the very first moment when the Berlin Wall was built, East Germans realized that freedom was closing. On the first day of the construction of the Berlin Wall alone, 4,000 East Berliners rushed across the border under construction desperately, even There are also East German soldiers on mission.
In the 28 years before the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, East Germans used their lives to fight for freedom. People used methods such as jumping from buildings, digging tunnels, homemade submarines, and hot air balloons. Arrested and 599 people died.
The establishment of the Berlin Wall was the result of the great human tragedy of World War II. In the mainstream historical positioning and narrative now recognized by the world, World War II is a just battle of the global anti-fascist camp. However, there is an undeniable tragic reality that this victory has brought about a devastating result to the world: the communist camp headed by the Soviet Union has grown globally.
When the Berlin Wall was overthrown, the German people paid the price of their lives, and it was also the result of the joint efforts of the righteous forces around the world.
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