Video: 'The Berlin Wall goes up - August 13, 1961'

(Sunday, August 13, 1961, shortly after midnight Central European Time; during the Berlin Crisis of 1961, part of the Cold War) — Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) early this morning as East German soldiers began laying down barbed wire and bricks as a barrier between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western section of the city. Continue reading East German soldiers begin placing barbed wire between East and West Berlin to seal border and build massive wall 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1961) →