Opening of the Wall at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin

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Berlin, November 1989: After the opening of the GDR borders to the West (9.11.1989). A young man occupies the Berlin Wall. People clap, take photos, and start pecking pieces from the wall.

Photographer:

Lothar M. Peter

Date:

01.11.1989

Location:

Germany, Berlin

Image ID:

02696203

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6496px x 5096px

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Lothar M. Peter/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Headline:

Opening of the Wall at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin

Date:

01.11.1989

Photographer:

Lothar M. Peter

Image ID:

02696203