East German soldiers monitored the barriers 24/7, conducted surveillance on West Berlin, and had shoot-to-kill orders should they spot an escapee. Over the years, the Wall became a grim symbol of ...

My 90-minute taxi ride through East Berlin showed me as many police and soldiers on the streets as ... snapped an East German border guard. The cab driver opened his mouth to answer when he ...

Thirty-five years after the Berlin Wall was toppled, 2024 images contrasted with archival photos capture the scars that remain from the Cold War's most infamous border. Berlin's "anti-fascist ...

The Soviet zone completely encircled the capital of Berlin, which was further divided ... immortalizing him as the first East German soldier to desert over the wall. Over 2,000 more would follow ...

Berlin tourists alone should guarantee this ... Apart from that kind of an insult, East German soldiers were regarded as fighters from the working class. Behind other doors and in drawers there ...