Berlin Wall

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Berlin Wall

1961–89. A concrete barrier built by East Germany across the border between East and West Berlin to stem the flood of over 2 million refugees fleeing west. Over 200 people were killed by border guards while attempting to cross the mine-strewn and barbed-wire hedged area.

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25 Jahre Mauerfall Rede von Martin Schulz, Prasident des Europaischen Parlaments zum Festakt des Landes Berlin Im Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin.

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Jedenfalls war es nach dem Mauerfall, Marlies redete immerzu von Westgeld" (57).

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9) "Es ist der erste Kinofilm seit Mauerfall und Einheit, der die DDR so darstellt, wie sin wirklich war" (Krekeler 31).