Wall Stories by Germany.info Readers
On the occasion of the anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall we asked our readers, "where were you when the wall came down?" Read what Germany.info readers told us about their personal and moving memories of that historic event.
Nov 9, 2006
“Great, I thought, another one of those dumb films showing the Wall coming down, or the East invading, or the West taking over, or something.”
Ulrich Hacker
Nov 9, 2006
“I remember my parents had the windows rolled down in our car, and the people threw chocolate in our car, and the first western chocolate I tasted was "Hanuta," and I will never forget those pictures for as long as I live.”
Peggy Morrison
Nov 9, 2006
“I wouldn’t have had the Cold War be extended one more day. We are so lucky it never went hot.”
Peter W. Liander
Nov 6, 2006
“It seemed a horrible inconvenience that I would have to make the best of. Instead, it was a wonderful coincidence for me (the grown-up German major) to be in Germany when the Wall came down!”
Leslie Friedrich
Nov 1, 2006
“When we re-grouped to attack again we were given the news of the Wall coming down. There were a lot of hesitant looks between the soldiers and a lot of ‘can we go home now’ questions.”
Brian Brown
