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US tank at sector border in West Berlin 1961

A heavy Patton tank of the US Army standing on Wilhelmstraße in West Berlin at the border to the eastern part of the city, on 23rd August 1961. In the background the Berlin Wall and the 'Haus der Ministerien' (house of ministries), the former Reich aeronautic ministry, at the corner of Wilhelm and Leipziger Straße. From 13th August 1961, the day of the building of the wall, until the fall of Berlin Wall on 9th November 1989 the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR were split by the 'iron curtain' between west and east. 23/08/1961
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Title:
US tank at sector border in West Berlin 1961
Caption:
A heavy Patton tank of the US Army standing on Wilhelmstraße in West Berlin at the border to the eastern part of the city, on 23rd August 1961. In the background the Berlin Wall and the 'Haus der Ministerien' (house of ministries), the former Reich aeronautic ministry, at the corner of Wilhelm and Leipziger Straße. From 13th August 1961, the day of the building of the wall, until the fall of Berlin Wall on 9th November 1989 the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR were split by the 'iron curtain' between west and east.
Event date:
23/08/1961
Location:
BERLIN BERLIN GERMANY
Credit:
Album / picture alliance / Günter Bratke
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Image size:
4342 x 5755 px | 71.5 MB
Print size:
36.8 x 48.7 cm | 14.5 x 19.2 in (300 dpi)