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Busting the Berlin Wall

Busting the Berlin Wall

Busting the Berlin Wall

2009 1 Seasons 2 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

For 28 years, the Berlin Wall split a city and a whole nation. While the notorious dangers frightened many GDR citizens, there were others who tried to overcome it. Families fly across the border in a home-made hot air balloon or swing over the Wall hanging from a makeshift pulley. The Wall still works but Communism is crumbling behind it. Suddenly, the borders are open, and the Wall comes down.

For 28 years, the Berlin Wall split a city and a whole nation. While the notorious dangers frightened many GDR citizens, there were others who tried to overcome it. Families fly across the border in a home-made hot air balloon or swing over the Wall hanging from a makeshift pulley. The Wall still works but Communism is crumbling behind it. Suddenly, the borders are open, and the Wall comes down.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Rise

Part 1 shows how the Berlin Wall was built in a clandestine operation that surprised even the Allies in West Berlin. It

EP 2

Fall

Part 2 focuses on dramatic East Berlin escape stories of the 1970s and '80s as the GDR regime crumbled at the end of the

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