On Nov. 9, 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first ...

The night the Berlin Wall, divider of Germany and of the world, was brought down, people streamed to climb over it, stand on top of it or rush through it, in shock and jubilation. Others came with ...

Thirty-five years after the Berlin Wall was toppled, 2024 images contrasted with archival photos capture the scars that remain from the Cold War's most infamous border. Berlin's "anti-fascist ...

Berlin is such an interesting city. If you’ve traveled around Germany to any extent, you’ll see a stark contrast between ...

Hartmut Richter swam to freedom from East Berlin, then returned to help others flee. Today, he works to preserve the memory of those killed trying to cross the Berlin Wall.

Who would have known a holiday trip to Germany in December 1989, would have offered an opportunity to be an eyewitness to, and participate in, the remaking of European history? At the time, Eric, our ...

Once one of the world’s most dangerous border crossings, Berlin’s symbol of death and division has been turned into a tangible way to experience history Joe Baur - Freelance travel writer It’s ...