Posted on Nov 9, 2023
The fall of the Berlin Wall: The moment that reshaped Europe
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On the evening of 9 November 1989, the BBC's Brian Hanrahan stood amid scenes of jubilation witnessing a moment of history, the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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The atmosphere was electric. All around him Berliners hugged, cried and celebrated in a state of near disbelief that the barrier, which had divided their city for almost three decades, was crumbling.
Standing on the Wall, as people tore down sections of it with hammers and chisels, he captured the feeling of euphoria as a nation divided was reunited.
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- Remarkable photos of the fall of the Wall
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The atmosphere was electric. All around him Berliners hugged, cried and celebrated in a state of near disbelief that the barrier, which had divided their city for almost three decades, was crumbling.
Standing on the Wall, as people tore down sections of it with hammers and chisels, he captured the feeling of euphoria as a nation divided was reunited.
The fall of the Berlin Wall: The moment that reshaped Europe
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Cold War
Berlin
World History
Europe
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"The fall of the Berlin Wall is seen as a symbol of the end of the Cold War12. It was the symbol of the ‘Iron Curtain’ and a lasting reminder of the division of Germany and its importance in the Cold War2. The fall of the wall symbolized not only the end of Cold War tensions, but soon also communism3. It reunified Germany in what has been described as the single most dramatic transformation of the political map of postwar Europe3."...
"The fall of the Berlin Wall is seen as a symbol of the end of the Cold War12. It was the symbol of the ‘Iron Curtain’ and a lasting reminder of the division of Germany and its importance in the Cold War2. The fall of the wall symbolized not only the end of Cold War tensions, but soon also communism3. It reunified Germany in what has been described as the single most dramatic transformation of the political map of postwar Europe3."...
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