My grandpa participated in destroying the Berlin wall..He told me how many people were there using any tool that could destroy it and when they did bring it down he also told me how many positive yells and crying was when it got destroyed. I honestly find it really amazing since i have a grandparent who participated in something historical.
@Flor_Us Kpop girl Group X Wjsn Ujung basically, the Soviet Union built a wall to make sure it’s citizens didn’t go to the non-Soviet part of Berlin. After a lot of revolutions in the 80s, the leader Mikhail Gorbachev started to loosen the borders, and the wall was set to fall after 40 years of it trapping them in.
There wouldn't be a bunch of people hitting at the wall and breaking it down. What would happen is that people run to the border and get blown up by the landmines.
I love it when people come together.....Imagine a world with no hate. Edit 3 yrs later: I don’t know why so many people are very rude. You can comment without being disrespectful but then again that’s why you didn’t like this comment. Peace ✌🏼
It would be great but extremely unrealistic. Human nature is very tribalistic. Sometimes walls are necessary, like between the USA and Mexico. There are very bad people who would like to come into our country. The Berlin Wall split up an actual city in the same country though and was pointless.
polifatts , , , Many of these bleeding heart Liberals are just too sheltered to the world to realize humans will always be humans. The human element will always play a factor, so as long as you have free will that is.
my mama was 16 years old when the wall fell. she lived in east berlin. she remembers being waken up by her father, that the wall was falling. she has a few pieces of it.
EZYlive Obviously they made mistakes. No one denies that, but if you cant see how much Germany and its population suffered because of idiotic politicians running the place then you truly are uninformed. They lost two wars and rebuilt itself. Look where Germany is now
@@kelvin3706 I agree with the fact that he is disrespectful for saying "what a shame" but why throw "Jew" as an insult? The fall of the wall of Berlin was so special because it is one of the few times where humans have come together. You are causing division between people, when you should try to help unite them.
Nice to hear that. You as a German is Proud that your country still occupied by USA army, even after 30 years of Berlin Wall fall and Soviet army left )
@@MrGunzoller east germany wa spoorer harsher and had no freedom of travel or speech like soviet union it was bad comapred tow est germany if it were so true then why dind they all wanna leave 20 percent of the population left before the berlin wall could've bbeen 100 hundred lmao XD it sucked for real just admit west germany was better ththe west had better life thant eh eastern bloc
Apparently what happened was (according to a German guy who was at my house the other week) a politician was given an announcement to make about the travel laws of going between East and West Germany but he misinterpreted the message so the way he said it basically just meant that you can go between the 2 sides of the country at your own will (Or something like that, I mostly just remember the basic information). So this guy was suppose to say the message at 3am, but instead he said it at 8pm when everyone was awake. And since it basically said they could go through, everyone started gathering at the Berlin wall. The thing was that there were only 2 guards, both of which has 20 bullets each, and the reason why there were only 2 guards was because everyone was that scared of what would happen if you tried to cross the wall, that most people didn't go anywhere near it. So, since the guards new they didn't stand a chance against all those people and that if they tried to shoot any of them then they'd just run out of bullets and get shot, they put their guns down and just walked on through. And so everyone just went on through and started tearing the wall down. Also, if there was anyone who was there who wants to correct me on anything, please do.
True Story. The name of that man who misinterpreted the message was Günter Schabowski and he was the spokersperson of the SED. And people didn't just gather at the wall in berlin but at all the checkpoints through the country. The first civillian to cross the border from east to west and back was a woman named Annemarie Reffert in Marienborn which was the cross-border between saxony-anhalt and lower saxony. She saw the news and wanted to give it a spontaneous try. So she and her daughter drove up to marienborn and told the surprised guards that she just wanted to hop over to buy some beer and than be back. The guards were totally confused, didn't know what to do and in the end let her pass. They actually thought that she wouldn't come back anyway. But she did as she told. Her papers from back then can be viewed at marienborn.
Just one more thing to add on, after seeing the supposing strong Berlin wall collapse, the whole Stasi department abandoned their post, fearing the Hungarian Revolution angry mob.
Pretty much true. The spokesman didn’t look at the notes thoroughly before the regular broadcast. Wasn’t prepared for the follow-up question about when the new travel measures would take place. They were supposed to take place the following day- when offices were open and people could easily apply for necessary documents. Previously they could apply- but it was stupid expensive, lots of red tape and most weren’t approved. Officials actively coerced those that applied to withdraw their applications. So the new measures were supposed to make it easy. Without thinking he said ‘now’ so people just started heading to the wall. Guards along the wall obviously had no idea what was happening since it was an accident on the live news broadcast. So guards didn’t know what to do or how to respond. Some even told the wall jumpers how to dismantle the top barriers easier.
Remembering the Berlin Wall coming down... my tears of awe, surprise, gratitude. I now hold that energy for surprising and beautiful freedom and respect for all around the world, including the Internet.
@@OmnivorousOtter101 I doubt it, China is quickly gaining influence over the world as the dominant communist superpower. So far as to rival the United States
My uncle passed away a few nights ago at the age of 55. He was actually stationed in Germany while he served in the army and I found out recently he was one of many that helped knocked down the Berlin wall. I was told he even had a piece of the wall in his possession. It's amazing knowing now that one of my relatives was a part of such a historic moment. I wish he was around to tell the story
My father drove with his Motorbike nonstop from far West Germany to the wall and helped tore it down. My brother was born roughly 9 months later. Seems like he had a good time
(Attack on Titan) The ocean represent the berlin wall, the titans represent the communist soldiers whos stopping them to reach it, and beyond the ocean...
Thought it said October, btw. I think I was talking about the reunification of Germany when I wrote this comment. So sorry I misled anyone. Was born in October lol
+Ædrick The Paladin That would be nice, but the only problem is that then, North Korea's going to blame South Korea, Japan, and the United States. Then they'll probably nuke the countries I listed, get the Middle East on board, and start WW3. At least, that's how I envision it.
Cynder Block Yeah I know, it's still depressing to see families torn apart with no way other than to risk their lives to escape... I honestly hope Un gets dragged out into the streets by his own people and beat to death... Just like Gaddafi...
Ædrick The Paladin As much as I'd love to see that happen to the whole Kim family, they worship them like gods, to the point where I'd say North Korea's religion might as well be renamed to "Kimism" (my lame attempt at making up a name :P). As an example, if you watch footage from Kim Jong-Il's funeral, you'll notice everyone crying. The majority were actually crying for the loss of their "Great Leader." As for the minority, they had to fake cry, because apparently, not paying "adequate respects" to the leader is punishable by death. That, and they've cut off ties from the rest of the world (except Cuba, from what I know), especially South Korea, Japan, and the United States because...grudges. In conclusion, though I really hate to say this, I don't see a Korean unification coming anytime soon, or anytime at all, for that matter.
Yeah. I wrote this a while back before relations grew more toxic. I saw then and I definitely see now that there is really no hope of reunification. What is, is and it is foolish to dream at this point... I had hoped then that some of the populous would resist. But their numbers are too few....
it is one of the worst most brutal ruthless moments in history. maybe ask east germans what thtey thought of the "2nd anschluss" because this was just as bad as nazi occupation of austria (if not worse)
@@cedgamer7080 here in germany i have teacher who lived in ddr and she said it was really bad she snuck into a trunk of a car and got in east germany. Now u tell people here that it was bad even though it obviously wasnt
@@danielromero001 What is capitalism? Exploiting other nations for own profit while starving workers. The wall wasnt built for economic reasons, it was built for political reasons not because of communism.
Of course the families had been seperated for decades they had gone through nothing but suffering all those years Hitler's Reign than the Evil Communist I have high respect for German People they're intelligent but it was used wrongly in the second World War they have to carry the shame of their ancestors yet they became one of the brightest countries and the largest economy in europe
@@mememaster2936 We have a piece of the wall, we're Australian and my dad went to Germany a couple decades ago and bought it. I don't know how much money but definitely not that much.
The wall went up on my 15 th birthday 13 August 1961. I was there when it came down ---------- 9 November 1989 we could not find a hammer, and /or chisel anywhere to chip at the wall. As I drove down the transit road going into West Berlin. from the West Hand-painted, welcome banners were hanging from the bridges. I was in tears. it was so moving. I was taking a 1957 Triumph T110 motorcycle I had restored to my friend Jurgen who was living in West Berlin. We were so lucky to be there at such a momentous occasion. Rioting and partying was going on all over the city cars were on fire abandoned east German Trabant cars were everywhere they had run out of petrol Most of them were being used as skips when we went back at Christmas and new year 1989
So..you want millions of people to get shredded by landmines, barbed wire and unexploded ammunition from the Korean War...? Uhh...you do you bro... Im gonna go call the mental hospital...
Germany has grown to be one of the most successful and powerful nations but their past has always ruined their reputation. They are one of the most resilient peoples and demand respect for what they've overcome. They deserve our love. 🇩🇪
Germany is actually one of the only countries who actually paid reparations for their wrongs in history, and actually suppress anything like that from ever happening again in their country. Their past doesn’t define them at all, modern day Germany is nothing like the 1940s or Great War era Germany.
Inactivated: You mind is like you username "Inactivated" - you said "we must but we dont do" it is your futile thinking, which is a sheer malarkey. I have seen majority of people who try to tear people down by saying gloom-ridden things - nature helps to the people who have genuine will to help others.( to destroy the darkness, just a single ray of light is enough - remember this) Also, your narrow minded thinking is so evident from you thoughts, it seems you have no hope in anything. I - a common man, who at least thinks - for the chaos in the world should stop or the discrimination (what i have done for my Human Family , i am well aware of it ) or all such inhumane activities in the world, but you my friend - your body, mind and soul continues to be "Inactivated". If you don't think positive, how can we create something positive. One Last thing -In life , Always be a part of Solution ......never ever be a part of Problem - or at-least be with the people who are trying to find the solution. Peace for you and lots compassion.
I m not blaming just you, when i say you, when i say "you" it means all those who are thinking like you - People, Government and so on.......but, if there is a problem and if someone is thinking of sorting it out, why would you stop, that person from thinking positive......thats only my point to you. no offence taken and no offence give. Peace and love to brother
DaimondSutra Peace is not the answer and can never be. What makes us human demands us to make action and to hurt. Sometimes, people need to be stamped out. People must be killed.......... But yeah not in this case. BE ADEPT BE ADAPT
David, it’s a sweeping assumption made by you….... .Peace is not the answer and can never be - you getting judgmental here my friend, peace is the essence of Humanity. Is peace not the dominant factor in our families, with our loved ones, with our relatives, with our friends with our neighbors, and it goes on and on If it is not present - chaos has to be prevalent 24 hours. Peace is unspoken law of nature - and we are part of nature, right? So how can we say peace cannot be the answer. It’s a human society, who has created an ambitious mind, which compels us, to what you said - “What makes us human demands us to make action and to hurt. Sometimes, people need to be stamped out. People must be killed.......... If we live in peace, only then it will be possible to die in peace - give a minute thinking about this. Peace
My dad's cousin is german and was one of the people who helped take the wall down. We have 2 pretty large pieces of the wall in a drawer in our living room
*I remind you that when Saladin was in charge of the holy land he let the religions he fought to practice their ideologies, things the jews didn't do :^)*
It will be the best day in the world if Israel allies with Palestine and if the same happen like Germany I will die of joy...and if America and Israel allies with all arabians and help them like brothers I will celebrate all days..all weeks..all months..all years it will be the best miracle ever...I wish if that happens in real life (≧▽≦)
One of if not the greatest highlight of human history in my opinion. An event in the spirit of love and reunification. Where barriers where literally brought down and we became one
Wow! Amazing. As a young girl, These moments to me seem so recent yet I am just born short a decade or two. Seeing it fall after decades of strife and seperation must have been almost exhilarating.
300 women got raped by Arabs (relatives of the Jew) in this exact location some 27 years later and nothing was done about it... Where’s your faith now?
The fact there was a wall in the middle of a city and on either side life was completely different is just fascinating. It sucks that some ppl were kids when that was erected and lived the entire prime of their lives in that hell. I’m scared that’s the luck ppl under 40 might have to deal with in America in present day. I hope not
All alone, or in two's The ones who really love you Walk up and down outside the wall Some hand in hand And some gathered together in bands The bleeding hearts and the artists Make their stand And when they've given you their all Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy Banging your heart against some mad bugger's wall
I wasn't born when this happened, but im glad to see that the east Germans are enjoying their life about to go into the west. Especially as a German-American myself
I was a 8 years old child when I saw this demolition on TV. The news was just about it. At that time Germany was the second greatest economy in the world, almost everything in Turkey was bought from Germany. Faber Castell pencils were the best :)
The World will forever remember Ronald Reagan for bankrupting the Soviet Union and pronouncing the most iconic speech of the 20th Century. Mr. Gorbachev: Tear Down This Wall!
I love the companionship for people you don't even know, everyone was happy and for a good cause. helping everyone to climb the wall. if the whole world was like that... it would be perfect.
There is a portion of the former Berlin Wall here in Manila. It is in the National Museum. I saw it once, and I tell you, I was so amazed that I touched the exhibit, not long after, a steward approached me and said "Don't touch the exhibit, sir."😂
Bro Imagine living in West Berlin and Going to the supermarket in east Berlin to buy groceries and having a sleepover at your friends house and the next day a wall appears out of nowhere
i remember walking down a street in berlin with the wall on both sides of me......i dont remember walking far enough to see where it started.....soldiers with rifles and stuff watching you.....and all
I just had lunch with a lady who was 9-10 when the wall went down. She was from West Berlin and her family went to see it all happening. She got a chunk of the wall as a kid and now her mom proudly displays it on the center of their coffee table.
Down with the stalinists, the Soviet Union and its authoriatarianisim and their walls. A shame I wasnt alive to see that day but every german I know tells me it was beautiful.
The tearing of the Berlin wall ended up releasing a chain of events that is still going on. I am an under educated 27 year old Bulgarian who´s family felt compelled to immigrate to Spain. At the age of 13 and because my family was economically poor at the time so we managed to do the best we could in the circumstances we were presented with. With no knowledge in Spanish, yet English fluency I as a poor under educated Bulgarian was shocked at the state of my Spanish school. The classroom was courageous , they had what an American sold us on is African education system. My teacher was not fluent in English, yet she was my teacher. I went into what I would suppose from my limited knowledge of American culture you may call a ´´headmaster´´ of my school to try and complain about that but when I did I was silenced. He told me I´ve been to your country, you´re no better because I´ve seen it, but hadn´t. He only saw his Americas installed prejudges and a bunch of minority school because nobody who saw my economically poor Bulgarian school would say that it sucks. And not because it looks really shinny, but because it teaches using old, what I think he considered ´´communist´´ school system. Here I was an under educated 13 year old Bulgarian child yet he was telling me my system sucks because I speak English and my teacher doesn´t ? Nothing was done. I´ve felt compelled to try and engage with American culture and it depresses me. I´ve come to the conclusion that it It depresses me because it propagates the massage to look into your heart and it will tell you the answer which is really another way of saying listen to your feelings. But the only logical answer is that our feelings will tell us how we feel and not what we should do. Facts ought a tell us that. While I am writing this I am going trough a deep emotional crisis and I have barely slept and eaten in days because I have been following the trails of the incoherence in the Russian and American statements. I looked only for statements, it was hard to find them trough all the spam. I needed to know what is happening in America because me as an under educated emotionally unstable Bulgarian in Spain was able to follow international news. Now believe it or not I knew what was happening in America before they did. I think right now we all ought to ask ourselves the is that what we´ve been doing too? And should politically correct be any different from morally correct? I think the answer is no. My mother went into labor on the 9th of November of 1989. On the 10th of November the soviet government of Bulgaria was down. We were taught why because it was politically incorrect or something? I was still a child. A child that America forced into poverty by supporting corrupt Actions because they were not aware that there was any corruption going on. Well there was and you were doing it. The only explanation I ever got whenever I asked my mother why did the communism fail, yes they forced us to call it communism, she just kept telling me ´´Кой ми сра в гаштите?''(the best American translation I can find for it is ''Who shat in my pants?'' and I kept asking ''mom but what does that mean?'' and she kept telling me ''it's what the Americans taught us. Who shat in your underpants. But you see that is only funny is the person who you are telling it to doesn't get the joke because if you ever have to ask ''who shat in my underpants?'' you're asking the wrong question. The answer is you, because only you can shit your own underpants.''And then often I would follow up with ''well mom, who shat in Bulgaria's underpants and she would say I honestly don't know. Before it was the Russians and now it's the Americans but with the Russians we were better off.'' I feel compelled to try and share this story with people and hope that they will get my message. If things are shit we shouldn't accept it but work to improve it, but to improve it you must first agree on what it is. I feel very sad today because i realize what my mother meant. Americans killed communism. They are idiots. Don't be an idiot. Be an intellectual. But don't just say it. Be it. All I feel I'm doing at this point of mental exhaustion is rambling so this is my story as a random Bulgarian on the internet. Thank you for reading, I am for sorry for all or any grammatical errors and good luck, just don't rely on it. I hope that soon I will feel capable to put my life not back for me, for the first time maybe in order if that is possible.
My grandpa participated in destroying the Berlin wall..He told me how many people were there using any tool that could destroy it and when they did bring it down he also told me how many positive yells and crying was when it got destroyed. I honestly find it really amazing since i have a grandparent who participated in something historical.
@Ma Yumi 777 your participating in smt historical right now
to spread unemployment and misery to the 18% country?
that was the only thing that reunification achieved xD
ah
Long live Germany 🇮🇱❤️🇩🇪
@Flor_Us Kpop girl Group X Wjsn Ujung basically, the Soviet Union built a wall to make sure it’s citizens didn’t go to the non-Soviet part of Berlin. After a lot of revolutions in the 80s, the leader Mikhail Gorbachev started to loosen the borders, and the wall was set to fall after 40 years of it trapping them in.
Berlin wall: *goes down*
Graffiti artists:"there goes our hard work"
Berlin wall: *gets build*
Graffiti: allow me to introduce my self
They draw swastikas
You can still see some of it on the wall pieces that are still around
Fun fact: My Dad actually wrote his name on the wall before it was taken down during a field trip to Europ from the USA. Crazy to think about that
@@supaMcnugget09 wow
30 years, is a long time for a man, but nearly a minute in history.
Peter Nielsen I know people forget to realize how recent it was
@@ohrileyautoparts5601 and Its sad how divided Europa is becoming again.
Nice quote
30 years are 30 years mate
Actually, it would have no real time value considering that the universe has been around for so long.
I fell sorry for those who tried to defect a few days and months before this, without knowing that they could’ve just waited...
The last person to die was Winfried Freudenberg on March 8 of that year. Just sad.
Niko97- supeh sad
John Radler yeah, you can still find videos of tourists going to east Germany in 1989, watching the changing of the guard & such
@minus trpka I don't know how to feel about this comments I just don't know
Christian Jiang would you wait?
Hope we'll see the Fall of the Korea border in the future :(
There wouldn't be a bunch of people hitting at the wall and breaking it down. What would happen is that people run to the border and get blown up by the landmines.
Same to Romania and Moldova
And to trumps wall
Trumps wall isn't even remotely the same thing. Its a wall seperating countries not dividing one.
*WELCOME TO KIM JONG UNS WATCHLIST*
All those people that died before this trying to cross this wall, I wish they were here to see this day of triumph.
@@williamfraser4566 I’m guessing someone deleted a comment?
They were my friend maybe only in spirit but they were there
Lies again? Lucky 7
@@idkwhatnametoputhere5323 yeah where is the comment your replying to?
They we're there in spirit, I'm sure of it.
I love it when people come together.....Imagine a world with no hate.
Edit 3 yrs later:
I don’t know why so many people are very rude. You can comment without being disrespectful but then again that’s why you didn’t like this comment. Peace ✌🏼
Commie bimbo
It would be great but extremely unrealistic. Human nature is very tribalistic. Sometimes walls are necessary, like between the USA and Mexico. There are very bad people who would like to come into our country. The Berlin Wall split up an actual city in the same country though and was pointless.
polifatts , , , Many of these bleeding heart Liberals are just too sheltered to the world to realize humans will always be humans. The human element will always play a factor, so as long as you have free will that is.
A fantasy
This is why we need socialism
Girl:hey babe come over
Boy:i can't im in east germany
Girl:but my parents aren't home
Boy: 0:35
loll
Underated
lol
Lmao
No
my mama was 16 years old when the wall fell. she lived in east berlin. she remembers being waken up by her father, that the wall was falling. she has a few pieces of it.
Aw, that’s awesome!
born '73
She's still 47/48! Wow she experienced that life-changing experience, I wish your grandma well
When she's home alone but she lives on the other side
Ubaid ur Rehman lmao genius
Ubaid ur Rehman when your,re not funny
Ubaid ur Rehman Start ww3
South Lime When your grammar and spelling is bad.
Wacka Dack LOL
I highly respect German people, they suffered a lot and yet still standing tall, one of the greatest nation.
Queef Micester Asians...all of em?(I'm an Asian)
Queef Micester a bit racist
They suffered? Sorry but they made other nations suffer
EZYlive both is right.
EZYlive Obviously they made mistakes. No one denies that, but if you cant see how much Germany and its population suffered because of idiotic politicians running the place then you truly are uninformed. They lost two wars and rebuilt itself. Look where Germany is now
0:31 love this guy lmao... Coolest one.
Imagine South Sudan border
“Huh is it raining?” 😂
0:35 the cringiest guy
See why you did there
@@riskframefantasy7425 you would prefer the walls?
I was born 11 days later! :)
How nice
SuperSimpleasthat you’re a shame
@@SuperSimpleasthat Stfu jew
@@SuperSimpleasthat stop it, get some help
@@kelvin3706 I agree with the fact that he is disrespectful for saying "what a shame" but why throw "Jew" as an insult? The fall of the wall of Berlin was so special because it is one of the few times where humans have come together. You are causing division between people, when you should try to help unite them.
The Berlin wall is falling down, falling down, falling down. The Berlin wall is falling down....what a lovely day.
Now London bridge is falling down, falling down.. Thanks to Islam.
Cringe :D
Agent Washington was not expecting to see you here.
polifatts the media has corrupted you, corrupted you
Berlin falling down in 1945
As a German I Am Proud Of This Even tho I was born in the 2000s But My Dad Was Actually There When It Happened
From what part were you? East or west? This day is the rising day for Vladimir Putin.
Nice to hear that. You as a German is Proud that your country still occupied by USA army, even after 30 years of Berlin Wall fall and Soviet army left )
Cool!
MrGunzoller I found the west-hating communist
@@MrGunzoller east germany wa spoorer harsher and had no freedom of travel or speech like soviet union it was bad comapred tow est germany if it were so true then why dind they all wanna leave 20 percent of the population left before the berlin wall could've bbeen 100 hundred lmao XD it sucked for real just admit west germany was better ththe west had better life thant eh eastern bloc
"Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall"
Most iconic line I have ever heard by an American President
It's up there but not the most. Think about the Founding Fathers or Abe Lincoln emancipation proclamation.
@Monster Mash I changed my mind, this is more iconic
@Bingus McDrangus I am dead laughing lmao😂😂
@@LoganRaymond "We choose to go to the moon ... not because it is easy, but because it is hard", I get chills just thinking about that line.
Not even top 5
Definitely one of the more inspiring times of humanity.
It makes me wish I was born during 1989 before it happened so I can participate in it
Yeah, now we're close to build walls instead, what a $hittÿ epoque
@@SerAbiotico Eventually the walls of today will fall just as spectacularily as the walls of old.
0:04 Man attempts to break obsidian in Berlin, 1989 (Colourized).
lol colourised it was 1989, not 1949
GreyFolk it’s a meme
Bronzy It doesn’t work in this case though
GreyFolk Yeah I know
@Estonian Master actually no its r/jokecemetry
Apparently what happened was (according to a German guy who was at my house the other week) a politician was given an announcement to make about the travel laws of going between East and West Germany but he misinterpreted the message so the way he said it basically just meant that you can go between the 2 sides of the country at your own will (Or something like that, I mostly just remember the basic information). So this guy was suppose to say the message at 3am, but instead he said it at 8pm when everyone was awake. And since it basically said they could go through, everyone started gathering at the Berlin wall. The thing was that there were only 2 guards, both of which has 20 bullets each, and the reason why there were only 2 guards was because everyone was that scared of what would happen if you tried to cross the wall, that most people didn't go anywhere near it. So, since the guards new they didn't stand a chance against all those people and that if they tried to shoot any of them then they'd just run out of bullets and get shot, they put their guns down and just walked on through. And so everyone just went on through and started tearing the wall down.
Also, if there was anyone who was there who wants to correct me on anything, please do.
True Story. The name of that man who misinterpreted the message was Günter Schabowski and he was the spokersperson of the SED. And people didn't just gather at the wall in berlin but at all the checkpoints through the country. The first civillian to cross the border from east to west and back was a woman named Annemarie Reffert in Marienborn which was the cross-border between saxony-anhalt and lower saxony. She saw the news and wanted to give it a spontaneous try. So she and her daughter drove up to marienborn and told the surprised guards that she just wanted to hop over to buy some beer and than be back. The guards were totally confused, didn't know what to do and in the end let her pass. They actually thought that she wouldn't come back anyway. But she did as she told. Her papers from back then can be viewed at marienborn.
Oh a Hetalian!
Just one more thing to add on, after seeing the supposing strong Berlin wall collapse, the whole Stasi department abandoned their post, fearing the Hungarian Revolution angry mob.
Pretty much true. The spokesman didn’t look at the notes thoroughly before the regular broadcast. Wasn’t prepared for the follow-up question about when the new travel measures would take place. They were supposed to take place the following day- when offices were open and people could easily apply for necessary documents. Previously they could apply- but it was stupid expensive, lots of red tape and most weren’t approved. Officials actively coerced those that applied to withdraw their applications.
So the new measures were supposed to make it easy.
Without thinking he said ‘now’ so people just started heading to the wall. Guards along the wall obviously had no idea what was happening since it was an accident on the live news broadcast. So guards didn’t know what to do or how to respond. Some even told the wall jumpers how to dismantle the top barriers easier.
And yet people like comments that say nothing… and leave yours untouched…
Remembering the Berlin Wall coming down... my tears of awe, surprise, gratitude.
I now hold that energy for surprising and beautiful freedom and respect for all around the world, including the Internet.
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Lord Farquaad lol
@Lord Farquaad oh fu
Hey reply me if you back to this comment:)
@卐 HitlerLoveϟϟ Anime 卐 Yes buddy😎
I can't imagine the happines of the people living this moment
After 40 years under communism and 10 years under nazism they definitely deserve that happiness
@@pikachudardis for sure
@@pikachudardis , why would you compare communism with nacism, like what's freakin wrong with you?
0:35 when ur crush is home alone
And she lives on the other side
Mr Heisenberg? You lived! Almost fooled me
@@guruprasaathm You're goddamn right!
Hm
@Mr Dracula But the soldiers who patroled the borders are mostly Soviet
Fall of communism... Such a great day to be alive
North korea china and vietnam still communist
@@OmnivorousOtter101 I doubt it, China is quickly gaining influence over the world as the dominant communist superpower. So far as to rival the United States
@@OmnivorousOtter101 in your dream, you dont know nothing about us, so shut up.
@@OmnivorousOtter101 China could not even be considered "communists", the only communist they have is politics but in economics they are capitalists
Soviet Communism fell in the 1930s lol
My uncle passed away a few nights ago at the age of 55. He was actually stationed in Germany while he served in the army and I found out recently he was one of many that helped knocked down the Berlin wall. I was told he even had a piece of the wall in his possession. It's amazing knowing now that one of my relatives was a part of such a historic moment. I wish he was around to tell the story
I sort of wish I was there
Too bad your past self wasnt german maybe....
My father drove with his Motorbike nonstop from far West Germany to the wall and helped tore it down. My brother was born roughly 9 months later. Seems like he had a good time
Same Even if Im not german
Same here I also wated to see this live
Spectrent lol yeah he had a good time
I like this attack on Titan season 3 early footage
ItzJeff it's like wall Maria being destroyed to open the wall to the real world hahaha.
19 novembre 1989 ?
@@alaabelaid6881 Ja?
(Attack on Titan) The ocean represent the berlin wall, the titans represent the communist soldiers whos stopping them to reach it, and beyond the ocean...
Fucc of weaboo
I was born 11 years and one day after the wall fell. I am from Bulgaria. Big respect for all of Germany! You guys are the best!
Argir Argirov one day before
@@smophie6260 Can’t do math? Sure, it’s 11 years and 1 day.
@lots of b737s I was saying I was too Einstein
Thought it said October, btw. I think I was talking about the reunification of Germany when I wrote this comment. So sorry I misled anyone. Was born in October lol
Bro is that Ame Watson?
When the bois want to have a cold one but lives in the other side
@UpAndDown def
I can't believe this was 32 years ago
Time goes by so fast
You must be at your 50's or 60's then
@@Dunyeviparodi no but it just looks so fresh, so new yet it's been so long ago
@@CRAZY-M6641 I am 40 years old and I was 8 only but I can't say time goes so fast.
When were you born?
00:36 when you see a cute guard on the other side
Lol gay
@@vorze6571 *_If the guard was a girl_*
@@awddfg what if the person who commented this was also a girl
@@raspberrycrowns9494 True
😭
Now if only Korea could do this... Sad.......
+Ædrick The Paladin That would be nice, but the only problem is that then, North Korea's going to blame South Korea, Japan, and the United States. Then they'll probably nuke the countries I listed, get the Middle East on board, and start WW3. At least, that's how I envision it.
Cynder Block Yeah I know, it's still depressing to see families torn apart with no way other than to risk their lives to escape... I honestly hope Un gets dragged out into the streets by his own people and beat to death... Just like Gaddafi...
Ædrick The Paladin As much as I'd love to see that happen to the whole Kim family, they worship them like gods, to the point where I'd say North Korea's religion might as well be renamed to "Kimism" (my lame attempt at making up a name :P). As an example, if you watch footage from Kim Jong-Il's funeral, you'll notice everyone crying. The majority were actually crying for the loss of their "Great Leader." As for the minority, they had to fake cry, because apparently, not paying "adequate respects" to the leader is punishable by death. That, and they've cut off ties from the rest of the world (except Cuba, from what I know), especially South Korea, Japan, and the United States because...grudges. In conclusion, though I really hate to say this, I don't see a Korean unification coming anytime soon, or anytime at all, for that matter.
Yeah. I wrote this a while back before relations grew more toxic. I saw then and I definitely see now that there is really no hope of reunification. What is, is and it is foolish to dream at this point... I had hoped then that some of the populous would resist. But their numbers are too few....
@@enthusiastisch1922 U.S saved South Korea dipshit.
Oh look a swastika 0:59
Hellenic Mapper
I live in Jordan and its in the other side of the world and I can see some nazi symbols in the streets sometimes...
@@VasilaKYS can you please translate what you write i don't understand
@@Abu__Maryam there are too many things...😂 I'm just arguing with a greek nazi
@@VasilaKYS oh ok but what language name you use for arguing with that Greek Nazi? is it Roman Language or others?
@@Abu__Maryam it's greek language
30 years later and this is still a beautiful moment of history i am glad youtube recommended this in its 30th anniversary
it is one of the worst most brutal ruthless moments in history. maybe ask east germans what thtey thought of the "2nd anschluss" because this was just as bad as nazi occupation of austria (if not worse)
@@cedgamer7080 here in germany i have teacher who lived in ddr and she said it was really bad she snuck into a trunk of a car and got in east germany. Now u tell people here that it was bad even though it obviously wasnt
communism is a failure and has to be erradicated
@@danielromero001 What is capitalism? Exploiting other nations for own profit while starving workers. The wall wasnt built for economic reasons, it was built for political reasons not because of communism.
@@danielromero001 , you don't even now what communism is , buddy 🙈
I love this video,is so beautiful to see their faces when the wall is falling down.
Of course the families had been seperated for decades they had gone through nothing but suffering all those years Hitler's Reign than the Evil Communist I have high respect for German People they're intelligent but it was used wrongly in the second World War they have to carry the shame of their ancestors yet they became one of the brightest countries and the largest economy in europe
My best friend's mom actually has a piece of the Berlin Wall!
Galaxy Mew My grandma has a piece of the Berlin Wall too.
@@ifloridawarriorcatfan9918 mine too lets connect them!
My grandpa also helped destroying the Berlin wall, but sadly he has no piece of that wall :(
@@mememaster2936 We have a piece of the wall, we're Australian and my dad went to Germany a couple decades ago and bought it. I don't know how much money but definitely not that much.
I was the wall
0:57 It looks almost as if the Swastika appeared out of nowhere
@Mr Dracula thats why i want to live in east germany!
bro wtf
What?
Lmaooo
Heard that some of the nazi high officials moved to America!
0:43 *_Rare footage of Brad, The 0th, Pewdiepie's old editor_*
Yes
Imagine if the internet was around when this happened.
This is probably the most important historical event that I'm old enough to remember seeing.
If you mean the internet as it is today there would lots of shitposts and memes of it
It’s crazy knowing I have a piece of this wall that my grandpa got
Every gift shop in Berlin sell pieces of the wall in various sizes.
you can sell it and forget about money for a bit
The fall of this wall is symbol for how no matter what happens, there is hope. You just have to be bold, determined, and just yourself.
I wish the same will happen to the 2 Koreas 🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁
yeah i hope so😔
Too much landmines
imma throw a bomb at wall and die due to landmine
You can't divide people.
You can't build wall.
We can live together forever
Walls are cool, like Hadrian's Wall and the Great Wall of China
So funny seeing people trying to take it down with their little chisels and hammers haha
You werent there you dont know nothing. And dont say anything i werent too, so stfu
Kristo Lilla I was not mocking them! You need to simmer the fuck down!~
aga mõni kass pole nii loll nagu sina
+Kristo Kraus What the fuck does cats have to do with this??
my friend helped to do that too, his cat helped. oooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I get chills whenever I watch these videos, the amount of emotion people mustve felt...
The wall went up on my 15 th birthday 13 August 1961. I was there when it came down ---------- 9 November 1989 we could not find a hammer, and /or chisel anywhere to chip at the wall. As I drove down the transit road going into West Berlin. from the West Hand-painted, welcome banners were hanging from the bridges. I was in tears. it was so moving. I was taking a 1957 Triumph T110 motorcycle I had restored to my friend Jurgen who was living in West Berlin. We were so lucky to be there at such a momentous occasion. Rioting and partying was going on all over the city cars were on fire abandoned east German Trabant cars were everywhere they had run out of petrol Most of them were being used as skips when we went back at Christmas and new year 1989
Thanks for sharing your story.
Sounds like a amazing day. You're lucky to be apart of history like that.
This is my favorite moment in human history. Humanity, fraternity and the wish for freedom are eventually stronger than any state or border
i hope this also happens in north korea
@@MTC008 unfortunately I feel like nk is Moe's brainwashed then USSR
@@peteaxe2067 i am aware of that already, i had been watching videos about north korea
Soon there will be the legalisation of weed in europe wait
1970s : You shall no pass or we will open fire
1989 : We should pass or you guys have been killed
how humans so stupid.. dividing like this.. wtf is wrong with humans.. keeping families and loved ones away from eachother..
Ironically the wall was Torn down in Adolf's 100 Years of Age.
This just makes me so happy. Imagine being reunited after years of physical separation.
Hopefully one day this could happen in Korea, peaceful reunification. Alas, it becomes less and less of a possibility every day...
So..you want millions of people to get shredded by landmines, barbed wire and unexploded ammunition from the Korean War...?
Uhh...you do you bro... Im gonna go call the mental hospital...
@@fifervonpiper6707
Thats the way that North Korea would like it to be
Keyword, peaceful reunificación, peaceful.
As long as the Kim family tree isn't uprooted, Korean reunification is just a big bruh moment.
Germany has grown to be one of the most successful and powerful nations but their past has always ruined their reputation. They are one of the most resilient peoples and demand respect for what they've overcome. They deserve our love. 🇩🇪
Germany is actually one of the only countries who actually paid reparations for their wrongs in history, and actually suppress anything like that from ever happening again in their country. Their past doesn’t define them at all, modern day Germany is nothing like the 1940s or Great War era Germany.
I can remember watching this when I was 16, was amazing. Shows what the populace can do when they collect together.
We must destroy all such walls, that divides Human beings and stops from being Human...... Peace
Korea : )
Inactivated: You mind is like you username "Inactivated" - you said "we must but we dont do" it is your futile thinking, which is a sheer malarkey. I have seen majority of people who try to tear people down by saying gloom-ridden things - nature helps to the people who have genuine will to help others.( to destroy the darkness, just a single ray of light is enough - remember this)
Also, your narrow minded thinking is so evident from you thoughts, it seems you have no hope in anything.
I - a common man, who at least thinks - for the chaos in the world should stop or the discrimination (what i have done for my Human Family , i am well aware of it ) or all such inhumane activities in the world, but you my friend - your body, mind and soul continues to be "Inactivated".
If you don't think positive, how can we create something positive.
One Last thing -In life , Always be a part of Solution ......never ever be a part of Problem - or at-least be with the people who are trying to find the solution.
Peace for you and lots compassion.
I m not blaming just you, when i say you, when i say "you" it means all those who are thinking like you - People, Government and so on.......but, if there is a problem and if someone is thinking of sorting it out, why would you stop, that person from thinking positive......thats only my point to you.
no offence taken and no offence give.
Peace and love to brother
DaimondSutra Peace is not the answer and can never be. What makes us human demands us to make action and to hurt. Sometimes, people need to be stamped out. People must be killed..........
But yeah not in this case.
BE ADEPT
BE ADAPT
David, it’s a sweeping assumption made by you…....
.Peace is not the answer and can never be - you getting judgmental here my friend, peace is the essence of Humanity.
Is peace not the dominant factor in our families, with our loved ones, with our relatives, with our friends with our neighbors, and it goes on and on
If it is not present - chaos has to be prevalent 24 hours. Peace is unspoken law of nature - and we are part of nature, right? So how can we say peace cannot be the answer.
It’s a human society, who has created an ambitious mind, which compels us, to what you said - “What makes us human demands us to make action and to hurt. Sometimes, people need to be stamped out. People must be killed..........
If we live in peace, only then it will be possible to die in peace - give a minute thinking about this.
Peace
My dad's cousin is german and was one of the people who helped take the wall down.
We have 2 pretty large pieces of the wall in a drawer in our living room
" Forget not the tyranny of this wall, nor the love of freedom that made it fall. "
Cant imagine living through that, glad to see the fall of the Berlin Wall. My mom was born in Germany🇩🇪
@Auf Wiedersehen! Halt du doch die fresse.
You’re not German Imao
They're passing fragments of the berlin wall like cake :((
Why the sad face?
DON’T THROW, ITS HISTORY
One of those tv moments that gets you to remember what were you doing that day.
0:53, its really creepy how swastika appeared on the wall...
С ВЕРОМ У БОГА. It was there lol the camera light made it fade away
Yes
@@benny3637 I know that, but still really creepy...
Were?
I see it now
1:21 One of the most famous quote: "Die Mauer fällt!"
("The wall is Falling!")
We need to do the same to that wall in Israel/Palestine.
Fuck you.
*I remind you that when Saladin was in charge of the holy land he let the religions he fought to practice their ideologies, things the jews didn't do :^)*
BOT MEXICAN patriot But when the Muslims are kill u over want u believe it's probably safe than sorry but the way they kicked them out was harsh
It will be the best day in the world if Israel allies with Palestine and if the same happen like Germany I will die of joy...and if America and Israel allies with all arabians and help them like brothers I will celebrate all days..all weeks..all months..all years it will be the best miracle ever...I wish if that happens in real life (≧▽≦)
The wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers
Black Panther T'Challa R.I.P Chadwick
One of if not the greatest highlight of human history in my opinion. An event in the spirit of love and reunification. Where barriers where literally brought down and we became one
This is such a distant memory, I was there when they tore down the wall, Now I feel very old.
Wow! Amazing. As a young girl, These moments to me seem so recent yet I am just born short a decade or two. Seeing it fall after decades of strife and seperation must have been almost exhilarating.
I'm getting closer to having my faith in humanity restored ^-^
K-grim I realize that...
Actually it made me losing faith in humanity.
300 women got raped by Arabs (relatives of the Jew) in this exact location some 27 years later and nothing was done about it... Where’s your faith now?
Actually this is the sign that humanity is going to get destroyed by itself
@@queefmicester1189 Citations?
The fact there was a wall in the middle of a city and on either side life was completely different is just fascinating. It sucks that some ppl were kids when that was erected and lived the entire prime of their lives in that hell. I’m scared that’s the luck ppl under 40 might have to deal with in America in present day. I hope not
From Japan
PERFECT
宮益 新一 2 wasn't enough
For Vietnam
Beautiful ( i love Japanese :D )
Sgt. Worm weeb?
bornforbattle 69 nope :D
Sgt. Worm ok
All alone, or in two's
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands
The bleeding hearts and the artists
Make their stand
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad bugger's wall
I wasn't born when this happened, but im glad to see that the east Germans are enjoying their life about to go into the west. Especially as a German-American myself
I hope one day Korea would be unified like this....
same, a peaceful revolution, NK would collapse without occuring war or firing a single shot
I was a 8 years old child when I saw this demolition on TV. The news was just about it. At that time Germany was the second greatest economy in the world, almost everything in Turkey was bought from Germany. Faber Castell pencils were the best :)
Minecraft was created in 2009
Players before Minecraft: 0:03
We are ALL one and we need to show it and remind everyone else of this. Love, peace and light to ALL.
+marro91158 I sometimes forget.
No we are not you and I have nothing on common
@@queefmicester1189 oh look a LARPer
@@TheMrExemplar well, all of us are humans right?
communism divides humanity
Happy 30th anniversary. Incredible moment in European history. The wind of change
This is a moving moment but, this video found you... Didn't it?
How much the people of Germany have suffered. From Argentina, I have the deepest respect for the German people. Long live Germany.
Stalin: I'm gonna make an impenetrable wall to avoid anyone leaving.
Everyone else: give me a hammer.
the wall was built 8 years after Stalin's death, the wall could be crossed legally but with a lot of paperwork
Stalin wanted Germany to be united, read about “Stalin note”
Communism: *exists*
Guy with a chisel on that God faithful day: I'm about to end this man's whole career
Todo pueblo debe de ser libre los errores de los políticos que ellos lo paguen no los pueblos
in 1990:
no one:
absolutely no one:
East/West Germany: *breaks berlin wall using hammer*
AnnoyedArt1256 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂
Hhahahahhaha aaahhhhhh not funny at all
I Remember This Day ! . 🇩🇪
🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 nie wieder Kommunismus.
The World will forever remember Ronald Reagan for bankrupting the Soviet Union and pronouncing the most iconic speech of the 20th Century. Mr. Gorbachev: Tear Down This Wall!
Saddening that his speech was mocked in Family Guy though.
This Speech did nothing to destroy the wall.
I love the companionship for people you don't even know, everyone was happy and for a good cause. helping everyone to climb the wall.
if the whole world was like that... it would be perfect.
My grandpa said: "americans gone, hunger gone"
when u have to build a wall to keep people in
They want Attack on Titan in Rl
Soviet gone
Hunger gone too
What are you talking about? If it wasn't for the USA Germany would be a communist or fascist country.
@@danielromero001 Yeah you're right
i love how video from an openly broadcasted event in human media is apparently copyright protected.
10/10
There is a portion of the former Berlin Wall here in Manila. It is in the National Museum. I saw it once, and I tell you, I was so amazed that I touched the exhibit, not long after, a steward approached me and said "Don't touch the exhibit, sir."😂
Berlin wall= bedrock
0:35 = what its bedrock hack OMG
Bro Imagine living in West Berlin and Going to the supermarket in east Berlin to buy groceries and having a sleepover at your friends house and the next day a wall appears out of nowhere
i remember walking down a street in berlin with the wall on both sides of me......i dont remember walking far enough to see where it started.....soldiers with rifles and stuff watching you.....and all
This is one of the videos on this planet which shows that we can come together by destroying all the walls between us.
It was a Victory of Capitalism/Freedom on the Evil Tyrrany of Socialist/Communist
STFU
“All alone or in twos
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall” -Pink Floyd, 1979
i wish they had diamond pickaxes..
Thanks to us 🇩🇪❤🇺🇸
I just had lunch with a lady who was 9-10 when the wall went down. She was from West Berlin and her family went to see it all happening. She got a chunk of the wall as a kid and now her mom proudly displays it on the center of their coffee table.
Now let's see this happen in Israel/Palestine!
I would love to see that
subtle antisemitism
Well in this video they were the same culture.
0:36 its important to know the wall tore families apart. This man probably wanted to see his family again.
I can't believe Germany copied the Mexican wall
No, The Berlin Wall came first before the Mexican wall came before it
IDIOT
It's a joke
this is something i wish more people would see
0:48: "NO MORE SEX! NO MORE SEX!"
Hahaha
"Die Mauer muss weg"
Down with the stalinists, the Soviet Union and its authoriatarianisim and their walls. A shame I wasnt alive to see that day but every german I know tells me it was beautiful.
And some dumbfuck high school kids who don't know the first thing about it are saying communism is good
The tearing of the Berlin wall ended up releasing a chain of events that is still going on. I am an under educated 27 year old Bulgarian who´s family felt compelled to immigrate to Spain. At the age of 13 and because my family was economically poor at the time so we managed to do the best we could in the circumstances we were presented with. With no knowledge in Spanish, yet English fluency I as a poor under educated Bulgarian was shocked at the state of my Spanish school. The classroom was courageous , they had what an American sold us on is African education system. My teacher was not fluent in English, yet she was my teacher. I went into what I would suppose from my limited knowledge of American culture you may call a ´´headmaster´´ of my school to try and complain about that but when I did I was silenced. He told me I´ve been to your country, you´re no better because I´ve seen it, but hadn´t. He only saw his Americas installed prejudges and a bunch of minority school because nobody who saw my economically poor Bulgarian school would say that it sucks. And not because it looks really shinny, but because it teaches using old, what I think he considered ´´communist´´ school system. Here I was an under educated 13 year old Bulgarian child yet he was telling me my system sucks because I speak English and my teacher doesn´t ? Nothing was done. I´ve felt compelled to try and engage with American culture and it depresses me. I´ve come to the conclusion that it It depresses me because it propagates the massage to look into your heart and it will tell you the answer which is really another way of saying listen to your feelings. But the only logical answer is that our feelings will tell us how we feel and not what we should do. Facts ought a tell us that. While I am writing this I am going trough a deep emotional crisis and I have barely slept and eaten in days because I have been following the trails of the incoherence in the Russian and American statements. I looked only for statements, it was hard to find them trough all the spam. I needed to know what is happening in America because me as an under educated emotionally unstable Bulgarian in Spain was able to follow international news. Now believe it or not I knew what was happening in America before they did. I think right now we all ought to ask ourselves the is that what we´ve been doing too? And should politically correct be any different from morally correct? I think the answer is no. My mother went into labor on the 9th of November of 1989. On the 10th of November the soviet government of Bulgaria was down. We were taught why because it was politically incorrect or something? I was still a child. A child that America forced into poverty by supporting corrupt Actions because they were not aware that there was any corruption going on. Well there was and you were doing it. The only explanation I ever got whenever I asked my mother why did the communism fail, yes they forced us to call it communism, she just kept telling me ´´Кой ми сра в гаштите?''(the best American translation I can find for it is ''Who shat in my pants?'' and I kept asking ''mom but what does that mean?'' and she kept telling me ''it's what the Americans taught us. Who shat in your underpants. But you see that is only funny is the person who you are telling it to doesn't get the joke because if you ever have to ask ''who shat in my underpants?'' you're asking the wrong question. The answer is you, because only you can shit your own underpants.''And then often I would follow up with ''well mom, who shat in Bulgaria's underpants and she would say I honestly don't know. Before it was the Russians and now it's the Americans but with the Russians we were better off.'' I feel compelled to try and share this story with people and hope that they will get my message. If things are shit we shouldn't accept it but work to improve it, but to improve it you must first agree on what it is. I feel very sad today because i realize what my mother meant. Americans killed communism. They are idiots. Don't be an idiot. Be an intellectual. But don't just say it. Be it. All I feel I'm doing at this point of mental exhaustion is rambling so this is my story as a random Bulgarian on the internet. Thank you for reading, I am for sorry for all or any grammatical errors and good luck, just don't rely on it. I hope that soon I will feel capable to put my life not back for me, for the first time maybe in order if that is possible.
Inna Georgieva Doychinova cool story bro
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