Checkpoint Charlie

Deutsch: Während des Kalten Krieges war der Checkpoint Charlie (Amerikanischer Kontrollpunkt) eines der Tore durch die Berliner Mauer im Zentrum Berlins. Gegenüber befand sich der Straßen-Grenzübergang Friedrichstraße der DDR.

English: During the Cold War, Checkpoint Charlie (Checkpoint of the American Sector) was one of the crossing points between West Berlin and East Berlin. It was located at the junction of Friedrichstraße with Zimmerstraße and Mauerstraße of the Berlin Wall and located in the city centre of Berlin, Germany. Opposite of Checkpoint Charlie was the GDR-Border Control Point „Friedrichstrasse“ situated.

Español: Durante la Guerra Fría, el Checkpoint Charlie fue una de las tres puertas en el Muro de Berlín entre las zonas de influencia occidentales y la zona rusa, situado en el centro de la ciudad de Berlín, Alemania.

Historical images

Negotiations between US-Military and GDR-Military
26 October 1961
Soviet tanks face U.S. tanks at Checkpoint Charlie
27 October 1961
Erecting the Berlin Wall at Friedrichstrasse
4 December 1961
Opposite Checkpoint Charlie, GDR-Border Control Point
13 December 1961
Kennedy visiting the Berlin Wall at Friedrichstrasse
26 June 1963
View to East-Berlin
1 May 1977
Ronald Reagan visits Checkpoint Charlie
1982
Checkpoint Charlie, View onto the GDR-Border Control Point
1982
Checkpoint Charlie, View onto the GDR-Border Control Point
1982
Checkpoint Charlie
Juni 1988
Checkpoint Charlie, Night of the „Fall of the Wall“
10 November 1989
View to East-Berlin
14 November 1989
Passing Checkpoint Charlie on the way to Berlin (West)
14 November 1989
Passing Checkpoint Charlie on the way to Berlin (West)
14 November 1989
Checkpointcharlie 3 Allied Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstrasse, Berlin April 1990
Checkpointcharlie 1 Allied Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstrasse, Berlin April 1990
Checkpointcharlie 2 Allied Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstrasse, Berlin April 1990
Dismantling of Checkpoint Charlie barrack
22 June 1990
Dismantling of Checkpoint Charlies Opposite, the GDR-Border Control Point
1991
Memorial Site 1990-2000