When Was The Berlin Wall Erected. A turbulent year had reached a climax. Many climbed the wall at berlin's brandenburg gate, chipping away at the wall itself with hammers and pickaxes.
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The berlin wall was built in 1961 to stop an exodus from the eastern, communist part of divided germany to the more prosperous west. 5 million east germans left to live in western germany. The berlin wall was erected in 1961 with the purpose of separating east berlin/east germany and west berlin/west germany.
5 million east germans left to live in western germany.
Berlin wall was one of the longest walls ever made. It was made by soviet premier nikita khrushchev. Berliner mauer) was a barrier that divided berlin from 1961 to 1989. The berlin wall was erected to separate east and west berlin following the wider partition of germany after the second world war.
