On October 27, 1961, combat-ready American and Soviet tanks faced off in Berlin at the U.S. Army\'s Checkpoint Charlie. Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union over access to the ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The opening of the Berlin Wall by the East German government on November 9, 1989, signaled the collapse of Communism ...
Berlin, Germany Nov. 1961: American troops enjoying a leisurely lunch atop a tank in the Friedrichstrasse bivouac area of Berlin Command’s Company F, 40th Armor provide a bit of reassurance for local ...
Berlin, Germany, 1961: This Berlin dad has his hands full, between answering the questions of Communist border guards who are checking his papers and keeping an eye on two restless children. Looking ...
On Aug. 13, 1961, Berliners woke up on a Sunday morning to find their city divided by a wall. That day became known as “Barbed Wire Sunday,” marking a peak in the era of the Cold War. It felt like a ...