Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

November 9 an imprecise instruction led to the collapse of the border infrastructure surrounding West Berlin, as Berliners ...

The Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, exactly 35 years ago. Berliners hailed the day as a moment of liberation and unity.

Germany marked the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in eastern Europe. News Wrap: Anonymous official’s book ...

As Germany celebrates the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989 — and the country's reunification less than a year later on Oct. 3, 1990 — many in Germany are ...