Berlin Wall Memorials — Outer Berlin

A bridge spanning the Havel river, connecting Wannsee with the Brandenburg capital, Potsdam. Spies captured during the Cold War were often exchanged here, earning it the moniker “Bridge of Spies”. The East German authorities closed the bridge to West Berliners on 27 May 1952, and was closed to East Berliners after construction of the Berlin […]

The Lichtenrade-Mahlow Grenzweg follows the former border along Berlin’s southern boundary, where a preserved Kolonnenweg patrol road with original GDR lamp posts traces the path of the Wall through what is now a peaceful residential area.

A small enclave of around 200 inhabitants, Steinstücken is the southern most territory of Berlin, in Wannsee. For a time its border was made up of only barbed wire, and was the point of many escape attempts. A permanent border wall was erected here after 20 East German border guards escaped to the West. Nearby: […]