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Stephan Stiess: How I remember the fall of the Berlin wall

Die Mauer ist offen 9. November Stephan Stiess Newcastle Australien

Die eigentliche Maueröffnung "verschlief" Stephan - buchstäblich Source: Bundesregierung

Stephan Stiess from Newcastle in Australia was 19 years old when the Berlin wall came crashing down. The next day, he joined the enormous queue of East-Germans wanting to explore the other side of the now defunct wall.


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Stephan Stiess from Newcastle in Australia was 19 years old when the Berlin wall came crashing down. The next day, he joined the enormous queue of East-Germans wanting to explore the other side of the now defunct wall.


Stephan Stiess in Newcastle Australien 30 Jahre Mauerfall
Stephan Stiess wanderte 2002 in Australien ein Source: Stiess

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