Berlin Woke Up Divided

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]In August 1961, [music] Berlin woke up divided.

[00:00:04]Overnight, East Germany sealed the border with barbed wire, soldiers, [music] and checkpoints.

[00:00:10]Families, friends, and neighbors suddenly found themselves trapped on opposite sides. The reason was simple.

[00:00:17]Millions have been leaving communist East Germany through [music] West Berlin.

[00:00:21]Soon, the barbed wire became concrete.

[00:00:24]The Berlin Wall turned one city into a Cold War prison.

[00:00:28]For 28 years, the wall became the symbol of a divided Europe.

[00:00:32]In [music] 1989, crowds tore it down.

[00:00:35]Berlin was divided by fear and reunited by people.

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