THE BERLIN WALL: COUNTDOWN TO 1961/1989 reveals a very personal perspective on this physical representation of the Cold War.

Countdown to 1961 - The Rise of the Berlin Wall Episode 101 | 45m 9sVideo has Closed Captions| CC On August 13, 1961, Berliners woke up on a Sunday morning to find their city divided by a wall.

On this day in 1961, soldiers in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) began construction on the Berlin Wall – ...

The Wall stood from 1961 to 1989. It was meant to stop Germans from fleeing the communist East to the more prosperous West ...

Read CNN’s Berlin Wall Fast Facts and learn more about the symbol of the Cold War and East/West relations. The Wall stood from 1961 to 1989.

The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 during the Cold War to separate the Soviet-controlled East and the Democratic West. The wall, made of concrete and barbed wire, stood for 28 years.

The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 during the Cold War to separate the Soviet-controlled East and the Democratic West. The wall, made of concrete and barbed wire, stood for 28 years.

The fall of the Berlin Wall surprised to the world. How did this historic moment happen? The fall of the Berlin Wall on the evening of November 9, 1989 came as a complete surprise to East and West ...