The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Eternit plant 4 segments The Eternit AG, a manufacturer of construction materials, famous i.a. for its fiber cement panels, originally had a production site in Berlin from its beginning in the 1920s until 2001. When this Eternit plant was closed, which is under preservation order now, four Berlin Wall segments were found on […]
Location: Leopold Barracks 2 segments In autumn 1990, the command of the demolition of the inner-German border fortifications changed from National People’s Army to the Bundeswehr. As a result Wall memorials were erected at numerous military bases in Germany. So in Amberg. General Wittenberg, a former commander of the Panzerbrigade 12, was tasked with the […]
Location: Schweppermann Barracks 1 segment In autumn 1990, the command of the demolition of the inner-German border fortifications changed from National People’s Army to the Bundeswehr. As a result Wall memorials were erected at numerous military bases in Germany. So in Kummersbrück. General Wittenberg, a former commander of the Panzerbrigade 12, was tasked with the […]
Location: comprehensive school Schermbeck, schoolyard 1 segment Officially, the demolition of the inner-German border fortifications began on June 13, 1989. Precisely 25 years later a segment of the Berlin Wall was set up on a schoolyard in Schermbeck. For the pupils it symbolizes the walls and barriers in our minds, which should be overcome. […]
Location: Von-Hardenberg Barracks 3 segments In autumn 1990, the command of the demolition of the inner-German border fortifications changed from the National People’s Army to the Bundeswehr. As a result, Wall memorials were erected at numerous military bases in Germany. So in Strausberg, east of Berlin, in the Von-Hardenberg Barracks. From 1945 to 1954, these […]