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Berlin Wall Memorial

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Das Fenster des Gedenkens zeigt die Opfer der Berliner Mauer. Source: Stiftung Berliner Mauer, J. Hohmuth

The Berlin Wall Memorial is the central place of remembrance of the division of Germany. SBS reporter Daniel Salg had the historic location in the center of the capital - and the immense tragedy behind it - explained to him by a historian who moved to Berlin in the 1980s and experienced the opening of the Wall up close.


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By Daniel Salg

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The Berlin Wall Memorial is the central place of remembrance of the division of Germany. SBS reporter Daniel Salg had the historic location in the center of the capital - and the immense tragedy behind it - explained to him by a historian who moved to Berlin in the 1980s and experienced the opening of the Wall up close.


Dr. Gerhard Sälter is Head of the Research and Documentation Department at the Berlin Wall Memorial.
Gerhard Sälter von der Stiftung Berliner Mauer
Source: Salg
 

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