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In 1961, Berlin and Germany were forcefully split in East and West by the GDR government. This original section from the Berlin Wall commemorates the peaceful revolution led by the people of East Germany as well as the overcoming of the German division – the symbol of which was the Fall of the Wall on 9th November 1989. Germany was reunified on 3rd October 1990.
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The piece of Wall in the Cold War Museum in Langelandsfort
© Peer Henrik Hansen / Langelands Museum
A section of the Berlin Wall was unveiled at the Cold War Museum, Langeland on 13th August 2011 – 50 years after the Wall was built. Bert Greiser, who had travelled from Berlin to attend the ceremony, had made the last known escape attempt at the former Chausseestraße border crossing in April 1989 together with a friend. The escape attempt failed and both of them were arrested and sent to prison.
The Berlin Senate donated the section of Wall – 3.6-metres-high and 1.2-metres-wide – to the museum. The section had been taken from reserves sponsored by Sony. It has been integrated into the museum’s permanent exhibition and can be found in the multi-purpose hall.