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The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean: Gorbachev's decision
Was there any hint that the was going to fall when Rory Maclean was there in the spring of 1989? How important was Moscow and the decision that Gorbachev made? The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 2
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Berlin Wall being built
Brandenburg Gate at Berlin Wall fronted by barbed wire and barrier / an army of troops and workers work to strengthen the wall / concrete slabs moved by crane / tank traps seen through wire / East German guards. Berlin Wall being built...
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Berlin Wall being built
Group of West Berliners watch East German soldiers put up barbed wire barriers as the Berlin Wall is built / refugees wait / East German soldiers put up concrete posts and barbed wire fencing / Willy Brandt walks along looking angry....
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President Kennedy visits the Berlin Wall
President Kennedy visits the Berlin Wall / Brandenburg Gate / Kennedy up steps of platform to view the wall / East German guard looks back through binoculars / pan along Berlin Wall / Kennedy and party, including Willie Brandt, walk down...
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Berlin Wall being built
Building work continues on the Berlin Wall on the East side / sign: 'Friedrichstrasse' pan to East German troops / US troops at checkpoint behind sandbags with anti tank bazookas / East German troops stand as work on wall goes on behind...
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The Berlin Wall is built
General views of the Brandenburg Gate as armed East German workers militia are lined up underneath / East German observers on top of gate with binoculars / crowds watch from the Western side. The Berlin Wall is built on August 15, 1961...
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Berlin Wall starts to be built, guard defects
Crowd of soldiers standing in front of Brandenburg Gate / barbed wire attached to posts as the Berlin Wall is built / two men guiding large cement slab being lowered by crane / PAN from soldier leaning against wall to soldiers walking by...
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CLEAN : Far right demonstrators rally in east German city Leipzig
CLEAN : Far right demonstrators rally in east German city Leipzig
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Refugees enter West Germany via Hungary
East German watch tower at Berlin Wall, on border with Hungary / watch tower train passes along past tower and border wall. Refugees enter West Germany via Hungary on September 07, 1987 in East Berlin, Germany (Footage by Getty Images)
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Fall of the Berlin Wall: border opening
Tram along around corner / East German family returning from west, laden with souvenirs / Families returning / Long queue of cars at East Berlin border crossing point. Fall of the Berlin Wall: border opening on November 10, 1989 in...
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VOICED: 50 years on, village remembers Berlin Wall closing in
VOICED: 50 years on, village remembers Berlin Wall closing in
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CLEAN : Remembering candles prayers that rocked Berlin Wall
CLEAN : Remembering candles prayers that rocked Berlin Wall
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SYND 29 7 76 OLYMPIC MEN'S 110M HURDLE FINAL, 3000M STEEPLECHASE, HAMMER THROW
Mens 110m Hurdle final won by Guy Drut of France, 3000m Steeplechase won by Anders Garderud of Sweden, Hammer Throw won by Yuriy Sedykh of the Soviet Union.
Film: Rev - Sound: Mag Trk - Colour - NYFilm: No - LN Number: LN74760 -...
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CAN848 MEN'S 10, 000 METRE RACE
1966 European Athletics Championships commence at the Nep stadium, Budapest the men's 10, 000 metre. The race was won by East Germany's Jurgen Haase with Lajos Mecser of Hungary coming second and Leonid Michienko of the Soviet Union...
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CLEAN: 50 years on, village remembers Berlin Wall closing in
CLEAN: 50 years on, village remembers Berlin Wall closing in
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CLEAN : The man who opened the Berlin Wall 25 years ago
CLEAN : The man who opened the Berlin Wall 25 years ago
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CLEAN:Merkel visits grim ex-Stasi prison in Berlin
CLEAN:Merkel visits grim ex-Stasi prison in Berlin
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CLEAN : Merkel visits former Stasi prison in Berlin
German chancellor Angela Merkel visits a former East German police (Stasi) prison in Berlin ahead of the anniversary 13 August of the start of construction of the Berlin wall