Checkpoint Charlie, the Berlin Wall crossing place that came to symbolise the Cold War has degenerated into a seedy tourist trap which uses actors posing as border guards in a failed attempt to ...

Checkpoint Charlie was the best-known crossing between the two halves of the German capital during the Cold War, and started to attract visitors following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

During the Cold War, Checkpoint Charlie was a point along the Berlin Wall where many East Berliners died while attempting to flee to the West. When the wall came down in 1989, the checkpoint ...

Berlin — German authorities have banned actors from posing as American GIs at Checkpoint Charlie, the historic U.S.-controlled border crossing between communist East and West Berlin.

by Emma Featherstone, The Telegraph, November 8, 2019 | Since the Berlin Wall came down, Checkpoint Charlie has become a tourist trap crowded by souvenir shops, tour buses and fast-food restaurants.

Berlin – Every Berliner knows him. And millions of tourists have taken photos with a picture of him. His faded, larger-than-life-sized portrait has loomed for 25 years over Checkpoint Charlie ...

Checkpoint Charlie, ground zero in the Cold War split between East and West, is a top attraction for Berlin tourists. It is now threatened with development that could overshadow the site.

By March 1990, the NCOs at Checkpoint Charlie stopped monitoring people visiting East Berlin. June 22, 1990, was Rafferty’s last day at Checkpoint Charlie.

30 years ago today, the Berlin Wall fell. But long before that, amateur engineers modded machines to escape the grip of the Soviet Union.

Checkpoint Charlie, the former border checkpoint between East and West Berlin, is set to get a major makeover after city authorities approved a redevelopment plan following years of debate.