Der Checkpoint Charlie war einer der Berliner Grenzübergänge durch die Berliner Mauer zwischen 1961 und 1990. Photograph shows the view down Friedrichstrasse from the American sector with US and Soviet tanks facing each other on 28 October during a 16 hour standoff. 13 August 1961. Michael McLaren. A view of Checkpoint Charlie in 1963, from the American sector. For several months, the young US president John F. Kennedy has been negotiating with USSR First Secretary Khrushchev, the strongman of the Soviet Union. To order a copy for £17.60 go to guardianbookshop.com or call 020 3176 3837 . It’s great to take a few pictures in front of, find the demarcation on the ground where the wall used to be and visit several of the museums and memorials in the area. A view of Checkpoint Charlie in 1963, from the American sector.

• Checkpoint Charlie by Iain MacGregor is published by Constable (£20). Checkpoint Charlie was situated on the territory of former West Berlin in the Friedrichstraße before the junction with Zimmerstraße. After the border crossings at Helmstedt-Marienborn (Alpha) and Dreilinden-Drewitz (Bravo), Checkpoint Charlie was the third checkpoint opened by the Allies in and around Berlin. In October 1961, combat-ready US and Soviet tanks stood facing each other for 16 hours at Checkpoint Charlie in one of the tensest confrontations of the Cold War.

Oktober 1961 am Checkpoint Charlie jemand geschossen, hätte die Konsequenz ein nuklearer Vernichtungskrieg sein können Foto: picture alliance/dpa Til Biermann 13. Advertisement. Download this podcast here. It became the most famous crossing point between East and West Germany. On the night of October 27, 1961, CBS News reporter Daniel Schorr stood at Checkpoint Charlie, in the divided city of Berlin, and warned his radio audience of the threat of war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union: “The Cold War took on a new dimension tonight when American and Russian fighting men stood arrayed against each other for the first time in history. Discover the whole story at the Mauermuseum - Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie. Er verband in der Friedrichstraße zwischen Zimmerstraße und Kochstraße (beim gleichnamigen U-Bahnhof) den sowjetischen mit dem US-amerikanischen Sektor und damit den Ost-Berliner Bezirk Mitte mit dem West-Berliner Bezirk Kreuzberg.Der Kontrollpunkt wurde im … Checkpoint Charlie was the third crossing point into East Berlin from the West, along the infamous Berlin Wall. Checkpoint Charlie became a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West.

Soviet and American tanks briefly faced each other at the location during the Berlin Crisis of 1961. The GDR authorities are trying to restrict the allies' freedom of movement. Checkpoint Charlie (Checkpoint C) crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Berlin Crisis of 1961.