The Berlin Wall and no man's land in 1984 - the Cold War at its most intense A new German study has put at 327 the number of people killed at the East German border during the Cold War.

East German police and soldiers sealed the most frequently used border crossings between East and West Berlin with barbed wire. Soviet troops began to replace the wire with a concrete wall.

People placed roses on a remaining portion of the Berlin Wall during ... in East Germany - and a mistaken announcement by a government spokesman - led to large crowds gathering at the border.

13, 1961, the German Democratic Republic began building a long and high wall at the border separating the east and west zones of Berlin — at the time, Germany’s largest city. The heavily ...

Located in the center of Berlin ... Germany. Once you are finished in the visitor center, head across the street to see preserved remnants of the border strip. In addition to part of the Berlin ...

Germany marked the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in eastern Europe. News Wrap: Anonymous official’s book ...

After the short event, Steinmeier and others placed flowers into cracks in the wall. Built in 1961, the Wall stood for 28 years at the front line of the Cold War between the Americans and the Soviets.

"For me, the border controls should remain as long as necessary," she said during a visit to the eastern German city of ...