West Berlin, West Germany<br />
November 12, 1989<br />
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East and West Germans watch as the first section of the Berlin Wall is removed by a crane at Potsdamer Platz. Germans gathered as the wall is dismantled and the East German government lifted travel and emigration restrictions to the West on November 9, 1989.

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Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989
West Berlin, West Germany
November 12, 1989

East and West Germans watch as the first section of the Berlin Wall is removed by a crane at Potsdamer Platz. Germans gathered as the wall is dismantled and the East German government lifted travel and emigration restrictions to the West on November 9, 1989.

Filename: 040_berlin_wall_11_12_1989.jpg
Photographer: ARCHIVE ANTHONY SUAU
Source: Anthony Suau © 1989
Date 13 Feb 2005
Location: Berlin Germany
Credit: Anthony Suau © 1989
Copyright: Anthony Suau © 1989
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