aug 12, 1961 - Division of Berlin and Germany
Description:
Just past midnight on the night of August 12-13, 1961, trucks with soldiers and construction workers rumbled through East Berlin. While most Berliners were sleeping, these crews began tearing up streets that entered into West Berlin, dug holes to put up concrete posts, and strung barbed wire all across the border between East and West Berlin. Telephone wires between East and West Berlin were also cut.Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 12, 1961
Now
~ 64 years ago