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Berlin crisis
The last major politico-military European incident of the Cold War about the occupational status of the German capital city, Berlin, and of post–World War II Germany -
Wall Is Built
The barbed wire barrier is being removed and replaced with a wall of concrete blocks. This first Wall around Berlin was two meters high, made from different building materials assembled into a rough construction. -
The Second Wall
A second Wall is being built to prevent escapes to the West. The first Wall is improved over the next years and it becomes difficult to distinguish between the first and the second generations of the Wall. -
The Shot
Peter Fechter,18, a bricklayer from East Berlin, is shot and left to bleed to death in full view of western media. Bystanders in the West tried to rescue him, but were prevented from it at gunpoint and couldnt save him. -
The Visit
President J. F. Kennedy visits Berlin and declares: “Ich bin ein Berliner.” ("I am a Berliner.") He was underlining the support of the United States for West Germany 22 months after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall to prevent mass emigration to the West. -
The Negotiation
After 7 rounds of negotiations between the Senate of Berlin and the East German authorities, an administrative agreement is signed allowing West Berliners to visit their relatives in East Berlin on a limited basis.
