13 août 1961 - Construction of the Berlin Wall begins, restricting movement between East Berlin and West Berlin, and forming a clear boundary between West Germany and East Germany, Western Europe and Eastern Europe. On August 22 Ida Siekmann jumps from a window in her tenement building trying to flee to the West, becoming the first of at least 138 people to die at the Wall
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
13 août 1961
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 63 ans