East Germany erected the Wall overnight in 1961 ... They also conducted many interviews, investigating 1,492 cases related to the old border. German state governments contributed to the project, ...

Photos held in a German archive reveal how barriers were tested to prevent East German citizens attempting to flee to freedom ...

Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

BERLIN (AP) — Most of communist East Germany's heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, ...

BERLIN (AP) — Most of communist East Germany's heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are still places where visitors can see the remains of the ...