Berlin Wall Timeline

By Denzel.carroll

  • Troops reach Berlin

    Soviet troops reach Berlin World War II almost over.

  • German forces capitulate

    German forces are not happy about the Soviet troops going into berlin.

  • The Potsdam Conference

    The Allied victors split Berlin and Germany into four zones.

  • Soviets force City council

    Force them to leave "Red City Hall".

  • Transit

    The West Berlin transit authority takes over the running of the S-Bahn commuter rail lines.

  • Berlin Blockade

    Union cuts off land and water transit routes.

  • Blockade Lifted

    The Soviets lift the blockade but the Airlift continues.

  • Federal Republic of Germany

    Federal Republic of Germany is founded.

  • Works Revolt

    Works go on strike demanding better working and living conditions.

  • Allies proclaim Germany

    Allies proclaim Germany as a sovereign state.

  • Walter Ulbricht

    Walter becomes head of German Democratic Republic.

  • Construction

    Berlin wall is ordered to be constructed.

  • JFK

    John F. Kennedy made famous Berlin speech in Schöneberg City Hall

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin visits East and West Berlin

  • Agreements

    An agreement between East and West Germany makes it easier to travel to and from Berlin.

  • Walter Ulbricht

    Walter Ulbricht Dies in office is replaced by Willi Stoph for three years.

  • Ronald Reagan

    President Reagan visits the Berlin wall for the first time.

  • Terrorist

    Bomb explodes and kills three.

  • Get rid of wall Reagan

    During his second Berlin visit, US president Ronald Reagan.

  • Refugees

    over 700 GDR refugees cross the Hungarian-Austrian border at Sopron.