Explore one of the most dangerous and secretive routes during the Cold War: the transit path from West Germany to West Berlin, cutting through the Soviet-controlled East Germany. This 103-mile route ...

So desperate were they to cross to the West, East ... Berlin Wall Trail, marked by signs and special cobblestones that trace the wall’s former path. Ask the kids to lead the way with a street ...

With that history in mind in 1961, Khrushchev threatened to give the East Germans control of all ground access to West Berlin unless the Americans pulled thousands of troops out of the region in ...

The heavily fortified border —the Berlin Wall— plugged the last gap between East and West. On Nov. 9, 1989, the border was opened, and the Berlin Wall ceremoniously came down as the world watched.

This historic border crossing, located in the heart of Berlin between the East and West sides of the city, serves as a powerful reminder of Berlin's turbulent past and its journey towards ...

Although Berlin was located about 90 miles east from the border between the GDR and West Germany and completely surrounded by the Soviet sector, the city was also originally divided into four ...