A 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 …
Tags: Berlin, City, cold, Curtain, DDR, Divided, East, GDR, Germany, Iron, Mauer, Wall, war
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Can anyone tell me why was Berlin wall made?
I added a link to the article of mine with the historic time line of the events related and surrounding the Berlin Wall. But the short answer to your question is: East Germany was “bleeding out”. Mostly the young and skilled people used the open border between East Berlin and West Berlin to flee to the west. The Border between East Germany and West Germany was already shut. That had catastrophic consequences for the East German economy. Ulbricht had to stop that.
The Berlin Wall was built by the eastern powers, the Communists mostly from USSR. There reasoning was that they were trying to avoid invansion from the Allied powers from the West. Which was total crap. if you see pictures of the wall all of the land mines and holes were from the east to the west not west to east. Which means that they were trying to stop eastners to go west. They knew the the west had more oppurtunies for the people. Their economy was failing. So up the wall went
Because the communist regime felt it was necessary to ‘protect’ their people against the West. And to stop the massive exodus from people to the West. Simply said ofcourse.
Saludos al pueblo de Berlín en este aniversario.
When the wall fell, all the world knew that planned economies could never bring as much health, wealth and happiness to the people as market economies could.
Soon, even communist China started to implement free market reforms. The result is the fastest improvement of standards of living in China in centuries.
Markets work. Competition and capitalism is better for the poor. Central planning, and govt ownership of business fails.
This lesson needs to be retold to each generation.
It was made to prevent workers from leaving East Berlin, where the implementation of govt ownership of the means of production (i.e. socialism) was creating poverty and despair. East Germany was given to the Soviets at the end of WW2 since they reached Berlin at about the same time as the US and British forces. The Soviets put in a puppet govt and implemented socialism. This made conditions terrible. It made E Berlin in to a sort of forced work camp. Most people wanted to leave.
@sayhotdog to stop east germans leaving east garmany for west germany
The lessons of the Berlin wall have been totally lost. Obama fills his administration with Marxist and the Americans and Europeans don’t see any problem. It’s breath taking.
The Berlin wall was built to stop people from escaping Communist rule. The Left always comes to power claiming that they want to help the poor. Once in power they become murderous and treat people like slaves. Russia, China, Romania, Cambodia etc.. When East Germany fell to the communist in 1945 people tried to escape. The Communist built the Berlin wall to keep people under their control.
it was build to give parts of berlin to the allies the allies owned part of germany
U wanna know why Europeans don’t see any problem with Obama?
a) Their current governments are way more “socialist” (and corrupt for that matter) than Obama could ever dream about.
I guess most european governments are as far left of the “optimum” as the US government is to the right of the “optimum”. (in terms of economic policy)
b) Many europeans have actually experienced real socialism and understand that Obama is not in the least a socialist.
Folks, let’s not forget that the wall was built with the full knowledge and, at least implicit, consent of the US. Soviets & Americans had a brief stand-off at Checkpoint Charlie but stood down when unhindered access by US forces to E Germany was granted by the Russians. Whether or not E & W Germans had any access was of little interest to the US, despite JFK’s tear-jerking performance in ‘63 in W Berlin. Germans were left to overcome the wall by themselves and eventually did.
Жаль что больше нам нечем прикрыться от потока дерьма с той стороны.
Jews have built new walls in Israel.
Yes, what about the wall in Israel and the Refuge camps in Palestina? Why do we ignore this so many years aready …
Except not to forget that it was not Russians who pulled the trigger at the wall for 30 years, the murderers all spoke German. The sad truth is that Germans had no qualm shooting other Germans. Do not be fooled by all this “communism vs. freedom” white-washing of the real truth – bullets have no ideology.
Europe’s catastrophy always was, and is Germany, and it will always be a ticking time bomb. Use your head, propaganda has many faces and it loves emotions.
Thats Great Guys But Dont be a Slave!
1989 Berlin Wall Down to 2001 Spy Wall UP!
Adam Curtis
Alex Jones
David Icke
Or Just Research the New World Order Yourself by Watching “The Money Masters”
/watch?v=lXb-LrVkuwM
I think the Berlin Wall is a testament to what happens when you build a wall and face the guns the wrong way. It ends up getting destroyed in less then 30 years.
What has happened after ddr?
Well educated women are moving elsewhere after better jobs and poorly educated men are just left in east-germany.
Men in todays east-germany have no job or gf/wife and neo-nazism is rising among these men.
most of us americans would welcome universal medicare for 64 and younger.
@xxironballzxx
SHure who wouldn’t but tax increases is something we wouldn’t
Yes but at least you know what you are paying for. Now we pay a lot of taxes but we don’t get anything in return.
@turnbeutelvergesserB , the berlin wall was made because dat kept the communist the and the capotalist apart if im correct
Ullbricht war sowieso ein Verräterarsch! Im Krieg übergelaufen, und dann Jahre später noch die Dreistigkeit zu haben DIE WELT, so pervers und frech an zulügen!