Berlin Wall Timeline By ellawofford Jan 1, 1952 East Germany Closes Its Border With West Germany Period: Jan 1, 1952 to Jan 1, 1989 Berlin Wall Timeline Jun 15, 1961 Walter Ulbricht Declared That There Will Not Be A Wall Built Aug 13, 1961 Eastern Part of Berlin is Surrounded by a Barricade Aug 13, 1961 Construction of the Berlin Wall Begins Jan 1, 1975 "Fourth Generation Wall" Completed Nov 9, 1989 East Germany Decided to Permit Visits to West Germany Jun 13, 1990 East Germany Launched Formal Demolition Oct 3, 1990 Both Halves of Germany Reunited
