Berlin wall

By jscar
  • 1957 BCE

    Leaving east Germany

    Leaving East Germany without permission is forbidden and violations are prosecuted with prison up to three years

  • Berlin wall is divided

    World War II is over and Berlin is divided into 4 sectors the American, British, French in the West and the Soviet in the East

  • Soviet Military administration

    At the instigation of the Soviet Military administration the demarcation line between East and West Germany is safeguarded

  • Berlin is divided

    Berlin is divided into two different currency zones

  • berlin blockade

    End of Berlin blockade

  • German Democratic Republic

    German Democratic Republic is founded
    (East Germany)

  • Berlin airlift

    End of Berlin blockade
  • Period: to

    First wall is built

    1961 is the year the Berlin Wall was first built, but the conditions that led up to its construction began earlier, shortly after the end of the Second World War in 1945.

  • West Berlin

    West Berliner citizen may visit East Berlin the first time after more than two years

  • Opened

    Berlin Wall is opened

  • Brandenburg Gate

    Brandenburg Gate is opened

  • Germany

    Germany is reunited