47 Years Ago - The BERLIN WALL by billcody
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Good Evening!
13th August 1961 - one of the darkest days of my country ! Today it is exactly 47 years ago, when the communistic politicians in Eastern Berlin ordered to divide my city and my country through an unhuman and deadly frontline, THE WALL.
THE WALL stood not for centuries, as many of us believed (me, too); this monument of perversion stood only 28 years. It is chic now to use parts of the wall as an accessoire: This three parts here are placed in front of the German Department of Interior, and this is not its original place.
We should never forget: Nearly 1000 persons were killed between Germany and Germany, and ca. 130 of them were killed between Berlin and Berlin.....
Somebody who builds a a wall, has lost; only loser build walls instead of arguments, in every part of our world and in all times, recently and in our history. We should never forget this fact, and we should never forget the victims.
Good night till tomorrow!
Comments (11)
tennesseecowgirl
There is a section of this wall in my home town of Simi Valley where Ronald Reagans presidential library is.. I remember standing there and seeing it, and you can't help but be moved by the history it represents... Great shot thanks for sharing!!
jocko500
super looking history
NefariousDrO
Truer words may have never been spoken! Excellent memorial to a dark day in humanity's history. I wish I could say things like these are rare events. Maybe someday they will be?
dortygene
Thank you for all this information. I would never be mistaken for one who has great knowledge of history and your postings are helping to change that. My husband is a history buff and I have encouraged him to check out your gallery
dbrv6
Interesting history - I remember all the excitment when the wall was being torn down and did not really ask myself what had happened to it afterwards. Definetly something to not forget yet history has a habbit of repeating.
Liam.
Great capture
dgretter
I was stationed in the Fulda Gap with a Third Armoured Division tank crew. I remember on Christmas Eve in Frankfurt when my German friends waited to phone their loved ones in the east. We never thought Germany would ever be reunited, nor the wall come down. But almost suddenly, one by one, the communist governments began to fall. Thank God for President Reagan, for the church, and for the priests that prayed, believed, took a stand for what was right and led their people to freedom. (I cite Charles Colson's book, "The Body" that details stories the press never printed.)
JeffG7BRJ
My daughter Emma took Modern History as a subject in her A levels, she was enthralled by the Second World War, and a lot of her studies centered on Hitler and Berlin. She visited Berlin quite a few times during her studies, it was after the Wall had been torn down though. She did however get a couple of photo's of a small section of it. She was very impressed with your city Wolfgang, and has often said she would like to return for a holiday rather than a fact finder visit. Each time she was there it was only for a couple of days. A great shot of this piece of history, another piece that should never be forgotten, a City divided, families divided, Berliners killing Berliners. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
durleybeachbum
47 years!! I was in the Lower Sixth form and we were all truly shocked at what happened. Thankyou for this reminder of this appalling event.
gradient
Yes, I've seen Berlin before the wall, with the wall and after the wall. A division of politics, a division of families, a division of cultures, a division of people. Sadly, even though the wall has come down...there still remains a division between east and west Berliners.
BessieB
I cannot imagine living through such a tragic period, thank you for reminding us to think about these events, we forget as our daily lives continue.