Berlin Crisis of 1961 (4 juin 1961 – 9 nov 1961)
Description:
-Khrushchev issued an ultimatum: all armed forces must be withdrawn from Berlin-Walter Ulbricht ordered the closing of the border and a construction of a wall around Berlin (the Berlin Wall)
-There was a standoff between American and Soviet tanks at Checkpoint Charlie
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
4 juin 1961
9 nov 1961
~ 5 months and 8 days