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Germany marks 30th anniversary of Berlin Wall's fall.
The Hill ^ | 11/9/2019 | JESSICA CAMPISI

Posted on 11/09/2019 5:14:08 AM PST by Carriage Hill

Leaders from Germany and its allies on Saturday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall, which helped spur the fall of Communism in parts of Europe.

Officials from Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic attended the ceremony at Bernauer Strasse — a site where part of the wall still stands — before they placed roses in the barrier’s gaps, The Associated Press reports.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: berlinwall; commies; reagan
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To: rktman
On a tour with my mom in ‘62 we crossed at CheckPoint Charlie for a tour of the eastern side.

"Some of the East German police were rude and suspicious. Others were suspicious and rude."

"One, Two, Three" one of my all-time favorite movies.

21 posted on 03/06/2021 6:52:17 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: FreedomPoster
It amazes me that people successfully conflate a wall designed to keep people out with a wall designed to keep people in.

Reminds me of the movie "Goodbye, Lenin" where they put together a fake newscast to make it look like people were fleeing West Berlin for East Berlin. That's another of my all-time favorite movies.

22 posted on 03/06/2021 6:56:29 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: carriage_hill

somehow that let the commies into Washington DC....


23 posted on 03/06/2021 7:06:52 AM PST by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible)
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To: dfwgator

Yes they were. LOL! Being a 15 year old with blondish hair in ‘62, they headed straight to me at the back of the bus when the came on board on the east side of the border. I was thinkin’ “No, I’m not trying to sneak IN to east Berlin.” LOL! Surprised you remembered that from the past.


24 posted on 03/06/2021 7:23:36 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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