Watch Germany Commemorate The Berlin Wall’s Fall (Live)

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Germany Marks The 25th Anniversary On The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

Somber, Hopeful Ceremonies Mark 25 Years Since The Berlin Wall Fell -- CNN

(CNN) -- Jumping out of buildings, running through barbed wire, flying makeshift planes and digging secret tunnels -- all desperate measures used by people to flee East Berlin after the wall went up.

Those images and memories flooded back into Germany's collective conscious on Sunday, as the nation celebrated 25 years since the Berlin Wall came tumbling down.

On November 9, 1989, tens of thousands of Germans literally tore it down by hand -- using their fists, pickaxes, sledgehammers and shovels.

Then East Germany's communist government helped, heaving away chunks of it by crane, as its citizens streamed into the West and its one-party oligarchy collapsed.

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More News On Germany Marking The 25th Anniversary On The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall Commemoration Events Under Way -- VOA
Germany cheers 25 years since Berlin Wall's fall -- The Local
Berlin celebrating 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall -- Deutsche Welle
Millions gather as Germany marks 25 years since Wall’s fall -- The Australian/AFP
8,000 Glowing Balloons Commemorate Fall of Berlin Wall -- ABC News
Germany marks anniversary of fall of the Berlin Wall -- USA Today
Germany Marks 25th Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall -- WSJ
Merkel honours Berlin Wall victims on 25th anniversary of its demise -- Euronews
Berlin Wall's fall 25 years ago an epic blow to tyranny: Merkel -- Reuters
Fall of the Berlin Wall: The guard who opened the gate – and made history -- The Independent
From the Monitor archives: Joy in Berlin as the Wall falls -- CSM
Nine surprising facts about the fall of the Berlin Wall -- USA Today
25th Anniversary of Berlin Wall’s Fall: Facts and History -- RIA Novosti
What Happened To The Berlin Wall? -- James Kirchick, Daily Beast
In photos: The Berlin Wall, before and after -- Global news
The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall in two short videos -- The Scroll

The Berlin Wall Fell 25 Years Ago

The Berlin Wall Fell 25 Years Ago -- Washington Post

East Germany tore a city in half when it tried to keep its people from escaping to the West

Imagine that your best friend lives a mile away. You have been pals since first grade. You do everything together: school, soccer games, sleepovers.

One day, men come and put up a barbed-wire fence between your house and your buddy’s. Later, they replace it with a very long, very tall concrete wall. Each slab weighs 6,000 pounds, and many of them are topped with sharp wire.

When they finish, you stare at the giant wall that has split your home town in two. On your side, the wall is ugly but not too scary. On the other side, rattling tanks, soldiers with machine guns and growling dogs keep people from trying to cross the barrier.

The wall stands 12 feet high. Your friend lives on the other side. You can’t see him. And you won’t . . . for the next 28 years!

Welcome to Berlin, Germany. The year is 1961.

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More News On Remembering The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

West Berlin recalls 'island' of freedom that vanished with Wall -- Reuters
Germans prepare to mark 25th anniversary of Berlin Wall opening -- FOX News/AP
Berlin to Rebuild Wall’s Outline in Lights 25 Years Later -- Bloomberg
Berlin Gets Set to Party a Quarter Century After Wall’s Fall -- VOA
Festivities Commemorating Berlin Wall’s Fall Kick Off in Germany -- RIA Novosti
The fall of the Berlin Wall: Stunning before and after pictures on the 25th anniversary -- Washington Post
9 Essential Berlin Wall Stories -- Lily Rothman, Time

My Comment: I was in China at the time .... but man-o-man .... I wish I was in Berlin at the time.