the east berlin wall went up in 1961.
the east berlin wall went up in 1961.
when did the east berlin wall go up?
1961
after the second world war, his apartment was physically located in mitte, in east berlin, or the soviet sector of berlin, while the entrance to the building and adjacent sidewalk was located in wedding, in west berlin, or the french sector of berlin. with the construction of the berlin wall, border guards were posted in the hallways and entrances, who checked identity documents of those entering the apartments. on the evening of august 18, five days after the erection of the berlin wall, the entrance door, and the escape route to west berlin was bricked and sealed, with alternate entrances established but leading to east berlin. according to his wife ilse, this was the deciding factor for her husband, who was previously hesitant about leaving east berlin. they attempted their escape the following day, accompanied by his friend and his friend's wife, willy and irmgard kutzminski. they chose to rappel from their second floor apartment (by north american standards, first floor/1.obergeschoss or 1.stock by european standards), to avoid involving ground floor inhabitants, which could have led to them being accused as accomplices. both would wind up slipping, and injured themselves at they impacted the sidewalk below. in shock, and having sustained injuries on their hands and feet, and a heel fracture sustained by rudolf urban, they were taken to the nearby lazarus hospital in west berlin. ilse urban recovered, but rudolf urban contracted pneumonia, and died on 17 september 1961.
rudolf urban (berlin wall victim)
bullet::::- hönow (berlin u-bahn) station opened.









































bullet::::- kaulsdorf-nord (berlin u-bahn) station opened.









































bullet::::- louis-lewin-straße (berlin u-bahn) station opened.









































bullet::::- kienberg (gärten der welt) (berlin u-bahn) station opened.









































bullet::::- berlin wuhletal station opened.









































bullet::::- 7 october: demonstrations in east berlin.









































bullet::::- 4 november: alexanderplatz demonstration in east berlin.









































bullet::::- 9 november: berlin wall opened between east berlin and west berlin.









































bullet::::- 31 december: population: 3,409,737.









































section::::20th century.:1990s.









































bullet::::- 1990









































bullet::::- 13 june: demolition of the berlin wall begins.









































bullet::::- 1 august: most roads between west and east berlin rebuilt and reopened.









































bullet::::- 28 september: east side gallery opened.
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