The opening of the Wall at Berlin Bornholmer Strasse 1989

Posted by admin on December 13th, 2009 and filed under wall borders | 25 Comments »

The former border crossing of “Bornholmer Strasse” was the first point of the “DDR” that opened it’s gates to the West on 9th of november 1989. Shortly after the news the first “Trabi” rolled into the west.

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25 Responses

  1. forgetititititit Says:

    How long before …
    How long before Germany honours the three Fathers of Unification with a monument?

  2. louisamara Says:

    ok so.. who for …
    ok so.. who for heavens sake tranlsated this ?… you either really suck at understanding german.. OR you suck at english -.-

  3. TuridduAndrea Says:

    a bit tricky twice …
    a bit tricky twice translation

  4. olfrygt2007 Says:

    Who, for gods sake, …
    Who, for gods sake, translated “und wir kommen noch mehr in de’ Scheiße” with “and we are doomed” !?

  5. andrefritz Says:

    ich hab mich damals …
    ich hab mich damals gewundert, warum wir in der schule nur zu fünft waren – der komplette rest stand an der mauer und wollte raus.

  6. stanemh Says:

    machen wa imma noch …
    machen wa imma noch^^

  7. Samtotman Says:

    Heute sind wir alle …
    Heute sind wir alle Berliner! Grüße aus Irland, vielen Dank für ein schönes Video. :)

  8. flohmanfuxo Says:

    mir gefällt was ich …
    mir gefällt was ich seh und HeisseZone . com is was für die player lol

  9. Guevaristas Says:

    anti-Communist scum …
    anti-Communist scum bag traitors

  10. MauerbluemchenBerlin Says:

    haha da haben sie …
    haha da haben sie noch alle berlinert^^

  11. Geo408 Says:

    This video warms …
    This video warms your heart!

  12. ken90111 Says:

    The end was just …
    The end was just wonderful – seeing these people escape to freedom ! What a wonderful moment ! I was in West Germany in 1989 to look for a job, only to return to the U.S. because of the refugees coming to the West made that impossible. But that’s called the winds of change.

  13. bakunin1976 Says:

    Heroism? When …
    Heroism? When Gorbachov had behavoured as a amateur ,in Poland Communism was fallen und the border with Austria was a big hole?
    What a myth about happens that often happen in other places with more people. Champions League finals, a lot of demonstration join more people at least once per month.
    How many people were there? thousands? The big Demonstration joined at most 70000 people (according with the myth). Where were the rest of the 16 millions of citizens of the East Germany?

  14. TheOstaman Says:

    öha össis mächen …
    öha össis mächen äufständ scheisse ne

  15. BKgaard Says:

    totally annoying …
    totally annoying with two subtitles…

  16. MpLMx Says:

    This video, after …
    This video, after 20 years, has become a valuable piece of modern History in Germany.

    It’s clearly remarkable the heroism of East Berlin citizens at the time to refrain from provoking the Border Police.

    History was made 20 years ago and whole political system fell down. Good…

  17. Bluekalahari Says:

    Very moving. This …
    Very moving. This video makes me cry every time I watch it.

  18. mott1s Says:

    Legendly, when the …
    Legendly, when the wall was constructed they had to close all the sewerpipes going thru the border. So, they had to hire welders to do the job. First guys that got the position strangely disappeared during the work.

  19. RetroVGamer Says:

    Fuck you communism! …
    you communism!!!

  20. BigLouieLittlePhilly Says:

    @ NETER420 – Sag …
    @ NETER420 – Sag mal bist du bescheuret oder so?

  21. NETER420 Says:

    @pritsie

    jupp – …
    @pritsie

    jupp – we can… many of us struggle to break down the walls – we all started as ignorance! same to me – we are the ones we have been waiting for my friend!

  22. pritsie Says:

    Well then, we can …
    Well then, we can agree. It really is a struggle to break down all the walls, I feel ya. But everyday you feel more alive right? I can’t wait to teach my kids this.

  23. NETER420 Says:

    @pritsie
    yes – I …

    @pritsie
    yes – I am getting there – breaking the walls that have been put around me. well – with the basic needs I am totally o.k. – when there is more – I also take it – but also give to others to help – not just with material things – also with what is in my mind… ;O)

  24. pritsie Says:

    I am just following …
    I am just following this thing called a clock. It ticks away every day, month and year. Wheter I work in a system ruled by money, or live on the land, with just the basic needs. It does not matter what you called.

    I am a free man in my mind maybe? And you?

  25. NETER420 Says:

    @ …
    @BigLouieLittlePhilly

    How much more in your face can it be?

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