Checkpoint Charlie in Germany
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Checkpoint Charlie – border checkpoint on Friedrichstrasse, created after the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Only employees of the Allied forces could cross the border here. This is what explains the famous `` tank confrontation '' October 1961 between the USSR and the USA. This is how Checkpoint Charlie became the symbol of the Cold War. and, at the same time, the most famous checkpoint in Berlin. Next to the checkpoint is the Berlin Wall Museum, which tells about the Cold War, totalitarianism in the GDR and the attempts of the Germans to escape from the GDR to the FRG . Checkpoint Charlie has become famous in the literature, We also recommend reading Friedrichstrasse in Germany, Berlin resort Topic: Checkpoint Charlie in Germany. |
