Tag: east germany

A Tale of One City: Berlin

This feature is part of A Tale of One City On 13 August 1961, the Berlin Wall was built. It stood for 10,316 days, until it was torn down on 9 November…

The conspicuous absence of East in West Germany

When the full-time whistle was blown was blown on the 2014 World Cup final at the Maracanã in Rio, more Polish-born players collected winner’s medals than East German-born players did, as part of a…