West Berlin Checkpoint Charlie Part 1

(13 Nov 1989) Richard von Weizsacker attends the Berlin Wall as the press prepares for the fall
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[@richardhill6125]

I spent many hours working this checkpoint from 1974 to 1977. 287th MP Co and proud of it!! So many memories.

[@gurrando3a6]

I was there Feb.1961 until Aug.1963.

[@Jake-rk2ik]

Tank tourism lol

[@MrKaido93]

History being recorded. This was most likely in November- December 1989.

[@1marcelfilms]

Love those old cars

[@toke7560]

I went through checkpoint charlie in 1970. Driving Officers to an opera. Someone tried to stop me getting back to west Berlin.

[@paulwilliams8555]

Around 1974 my British girlfriend and I went to a party at the American Consulate in East Berlin hosted by the Marine guard at the time I was a department of the army civilian

[@buhransavar5874]

Hier wurde einmal Silvester Stallone Der Rambo nicht rein gelassen 😅 👍💯

[@detlefheubach5843]

früher gab es - Persönlichkeiten - , in der Politik, konnte man mehr oder weniger Vertrauen haben, von Weizsäcker war eine ............ was heute passiert lässt Hoffnungen ersticken

[@detlefheubach5843]

@@pittiplatsch9635 viele Menschen in der DDR haben ihr Glück gesucht, hatten Hoffnungen in die Wiedervereinigung gesetzt, nicht wenige wurden enttäuscht .................. ( die Glitzerwelt ersetzt nicht den Leistungsdruck )

[@user-pi4kf9uw3m]

2:59

[@matzevalentin]

Hier sieht man hungrige Westberliner nach Brot anstehen. Unfassabr!

[@andx64]

Genau so sieht's aus Matze.

[@Jake-rk2ik]

Und das obwohl es Kuchen gab zu D-Mark Preis

[@Jake-rk2ik]

Das geile daran war,im Westsektor hatten sie angst zu kontrollieren.Dadurch hatte Stasi freie Fahrt

[@TheRichardSpearman]

A carefully planned publicity stunt - like the famous "tear down this wall" speech.

[@A_10_PaAng_111]

People like Bullshit. Makes them feel good. Thats why it sells. The bigger the bullshit the more they like it.

[@hanschouwman4536]

What a bs a stunt.heck your sources

[@leontrotsky8676]

whut

[@Cjnw]

Trump builds his own wall

[@paulwilliams8555]

Sorry but that doesn't look like Checkpoint Charlie I should know I was in Berlin for 10 years as a part of and working for the US Army

[@user-nm4oe4zp8d]

Ужас антихриста пришёл в гдр-горбачёв ангел апокалипса.Восточные немцы спасутся -они христиане.Слава тебе господи...