In West Berlin, for example ... The explanation may lie in Germany’s own intelligence setup. After the war, the allies forced Germany to decentralize its intelligence functions.

Germans commemorated on Sunday the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which on Nov. 9, 1989, ended a years-long divide between East and West Germany. Twenty five years ago Sunday ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has ... The Berlin Wall went up in 1961 and divided East and West Berlin for nearly 30 years during the Cold War. "The West tore down the Berlin Wall together.