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Division of Berlin
World War II is has finished and Berlin is divided into four different regions: the American, British, French in the West and the Soviet in the East. -
Demacration Line
The demarcation line between East and West Germany is safeguarded at the instigation of the Soviet Military administration. -
Interzone Stage
A thirty day valid Interzonenpass or Inter-zone passport is required to travel between the sectors in Germany. At this stage, It was still possible to cross between the two sectors, although it was becoming increasingly dangerous. -
Construction Ended
Construction has ended of the Berlin Wall by the Soviet Union -
Currency Reform
Currency reform occurs in Germany, it is now divided into two finanical zones. -
Construction
Construction of the Berlin Wall by the Soviet Union begins -
Airlift
The United States begins the Berlin Airlift to keep Berlin supplied with food and fuel. Which are valuable resources that allow a region to function effectively -
Foundation of West Germany
Foundation of West Germany (Republic of Germany) -
End of Berlin Airlift
The United States ends the Berlin Airlift -
Foundation of East Germany
Foundation of East Germnay (The German Democratic Republic) occurs -
Borders
Border between East and West Germany and between East Germany and West Berlin is closed. Only the border between East and West Berlin is still opened -
Uprising of East Berlin
Uprising of East Berlin building workers against the imposition of increased working normal hours, they were suppressed by Soviet Union Tanks -
Interzone Pass Wavied
The Western Powers waive the Interzonen Pass, the Soviet Union follows but East German citizen need a permission to travel to the West. -
Leaving East Germany
Leaving East Germany without permission is now forbidden and violatiors are prosecuted with prison up to three years -
Barriers
The Berlin sectorial border between East and West Berlin is closed, barriers are now built. -
Crossing Points Closed
All crossing points are closed for West Berlin citizens -
Second Wall
A second Wall is being built to prevent escapes to the West. The first Wall is improved over the next years and it becomes difficult to distinguish between the first and the second generations of the Wall. -
J.F.K.
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy visits Berlin and declares: “Ich bin ein Berliner.” (“I am a Berliner.”) -
Relative Visits
After 7 rounds of negotiations between the Senate of Berlin and the East German authorities, an administrative agreement is signed allowing West Berliners to visit their relatives in East Berlin on a limited basis. -
Third Wall
A new Wall generation, the third, is introduced to replace the old construction. The new one consists of concrete slabs laid between H-shaped steel concrete supports. A round, 0,40 meter large concrete tube capped the wall making it more difficult to climb over. -
Four Power Agreement
The Four Power Agreement over Berlin is reached. It charges the governments of West Berlin and the GDR with negotiating an accord that would regulate access to and from West Berlin from the FRG and secure the right of West Berliners to visit East Berlin and the GDR. -
Diplomatic Ties
East and West Germany establish formal diplomatic ties. -
R.R.
President Ronald Reagan visits Berlin and calls on Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. -
Hungary
The Hungarian government opens border for East German refugees -
Berlin Wall Opened
The East German government announces that visits in West Germany and West Berlin will be permitted. Thousands of East Berliners pass into West Berlin as border guards stand by. People begin tearing down the wall which is opened. -
Germany
Germany is fianly reunited
