Berlin Wall Erected – A Day that Shook the World [HD]. In August 1961, troops in East Germany began to seal the border between East and West Berlin. In doing so they blocked off the escape route for refugees from the East. The barrier ended up being 12 feet high and 66 miles long with a further 41 miles of barbed wire fencing. Over the years, nearly 200 people died trying to cross the wall. It became a symbol for the divided world. A Day That Shook The World is the classic series that recalls the days of the 20th century that proved to be era-defining and pivotal in the course of modern history. Check out our A Day That Shook the World playlist: www.youtube.com Subscribe to British Pathe: www.youtube.com Follow us on Twitter: @britishpathe.com Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com From: britishpathe.com
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The Berlin Wall – Lessons Learned
Sonntag, 25. Juli 2010A short video by Carsten Cumbrowski about the history of the Berlin Wall that physically and spiritually separated an entire city and its people for 28 years; caused hundreds of deaths and inflicted pain in millions of Germans of two generations. This version of the video consists of 21 individual video and audio sources, 54 individual images and 470 words of text for caption, labels and informational messages blended in and out throughout the whole video. Background music by X-Ray Dog (a few seconds of song “The Journey” used for the intro), John F. & die Gropiuslerchen: “Berlin, Berlin (…Dein Herz Kennt Keine Mauern)” from 1987 and Die Skeptiker: “Berlin” from 1995. Idea, concept, script and editing by Carsten Cumbrowski. Copyleft 2008. Feel free to copy, distribute and share this video with friends, family or strangers. Cheers! Carsten Cumbrowski See my article of the historic time line of the events related and surrounding the Berlin Wall at www.roysac.com Also see my blog post at www.roysac.com for more facts and information about the Berlin Wall and an extended version of the video (too long for YouTube). Fast Facts ——————— International Press-Conference in East-Berlin on 15 June 1961 … A journalist from the West German newspaper “Frankfurter Rundschau” asked the question, if the creation of a “Free East Berlin” means that a border will be erected at the Brandenburg Gate. … The East German Head of State “Walter Ulbricht” responded to this …