The Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall (HM2EKW)

Location:
Buy flags at Flagstore.com!

N 39° 5.834', W 84° 30.695'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 271 views
Inscription
The Berlin Wall
On August 13, 1961,
the totalitarian government
of East Germany split Berlin
with a wall of concrete.
Free expression of thought
disappeared, From 1961
to 1989 some 130 people
were killed attempting to
escape through this brutal
barrier to freedom. Many
others were injured.

In the autumn of 1989,
hundreds of thousands of
East Germans began
peaceful marches against
the oppressive regime.
These courageous acts of
resistance were inspired
by the civil rights movement
in the United States. Their
chant was "Wir sind das Volk,"
we are the people, implicitly
a reference, to the United
States Constitution. Ultimately,
the Berlin Wall could not
withstand the desire for
freedom and on November 9th,
1989 the wall fell.

This section of the wall, a gift
of the City of Berlin, honors
those who have died seeking
freedom without walls.

East Germany History

After Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe at the end of World War II, and under increasing control of the Soviet dictator the citizens of Eastern Germany faced a national government that limited emigration, movement, and other individual freedoms.

By 1956, almost all travel to the West had been restricted. And in 1961, the East West German border was sealed except for the access routes into West Berlin through East German territory. The fortified border separated the two Germanys just as the Berlin Wall cut off west Berlin from East Berlin until November 1989
Details
HM NumberHM2EKW
Series This marker is part of the series
Tags
Year Placed2010
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
Pictures
Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 715195 N 4330514
Decimal Degrees39.09723333, -84.51158333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 5.834', W 84° 30.695'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 5' 50.04" N, 84° 30' 41.7" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near , ,
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. What country is the marker located in?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. Does the marker have a number?
  8. Who or what organization placed the marker?
  9. This marker needs at least one picture.
  10. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  11. Is the marker in the median?