The construction of the Berlin Wall
Beginning at midnight on the 13th August 1961, East German police and army began to close the border with West Berlin.
Beginning at midnight on the 13th August 1961, East German police and army began to close the border with West Berlin.
[…] On the 26th June 1963 American President John F. Kennedy declared US support for West Berlin with the phrase, “Ich bin ein Berliner” – I am a Berliner – 22 months after the Soviet-supported DDR, more commonly known as East Germany, built the Berlin Wall. […]