History of Berlin

The Games of the VI Olympiad were to have been held in 1916 in Berlin, Germany because the International Olympic Committee designed to Berlin over Budapest in May 1912 at Stockholm during the celebration of the 1912 Summer Olympics. At the outbreak of World War I, organisation continued, as no one foresaw the war dragging on for years. Eventually, though, the games were cancelled. Alexandria and Budapest also bid for the games. ...more on Wikipedia about "1916 Summer Olympics"

The Golden Twenties, in Berlin, Germany, were an exciting and extremely vibrant time in the history of Berlin, German history, and European history in general. This "fertile culture" of Berlin extended onwards until Adolf Hitler rose to power in early 1933 and stamped out any and all resistance to the Nazi Party, which paradoxically was never very popular with many Berliners. A sophisticated, innovative culture developed that was centered around Berlin and included architecture and design ( Bauhaus, 1919-28), literature ( Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz, 1929), film ( Lang, Metropolis, 1927, Dietrich, Der blaue Engel, 1930), painting ( Grosz), music ( Weill, Threepenny Opera, 1928), criticism (Benjamin), philosophy/ psychology ( Jung), and fashion. This culture was generally considered as decadent and socially disruptive by rightists. ...more on Wikipedia about "1920s Berlin"

:This article is about the 1945 Soviet assault on Berlin. For the strategic bombing raids on Berlin, see Battle of Berlin (air). ...more on Wikipedia about "Battle of Berlin"

The Berlin Blockade, one of the major crises of the Cold War, occurred from June 24, 1948 - May 11, 1949 when the Soviet Union blocked Western railroad and street access to West Berlin. The crisis abated after the Soviet Union did not act to stop American, British and French airlifts of food and other provisions to the Western-held sectors of Berlin following the Soviet blockade. The Berlin Airlift was one of the biggest airlifts in history, transferring supplies to 2.2 million inhabitants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berlin Blockade"

After the end of World War II, under the conditions of the Yalta and Potsdam agreements, Allied forces occupied Berlin. This occupation lasted throughout the Cold War. The Berlin Brigade was a term used to describe the brigade-sized garrison forces based there by the British and American armies; the French army also maintained a garrison, but did not use the name. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berlin Brigade"

The Berliner Sportpalast (built 1910, demolished 1973) was a multi-purpose winter sport venue and meeting hall near Potdamer Platz in the Schöneberg section of Berlin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berlin Sportpalast"

The Berlin Wall ( German: Die Berliner Mauer) was a long barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding territory of East Germany. The East German authorities called it the "antifaschistischer Schutzwall" (Anti-Fascist Protection Wall). Its purpose was to restrict access between West Berlin and East Germany. It was built in 1961 and fortified over the years, but was opened to unrestricted transit on November 9, 1989 and subsequently almost entirely demolished. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berlin Wall" Please inform your friends about http://www.shortopedia.com

During the Cold War, Checkpoint Charlie was one of the gates of the Berlin Wall located in the city centre of Berlin, Germany (for foreigners there was only one more: the Friedrichstraße U-Bahn station) ** . The wall was erected on 13 August 1961; the GDR (East German) gate in that Wall facing Checkpoint Charlie was soon reinforced to prevent East Germans leaving. ...more on Wikipedia about "Checkpoint Charlie"

Originally Cölln was the sister town of old Berlin located on the southern Spree island in Germany's Mark Brandenburg of the 12th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cölln"

East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a de facto part of West Germany. ...more on Wikipedia about "East Berlin"

The Führerbunker (or "Fuehrerbunker") is a common name for a certain complex of subterranean rooms in Berlin, Germany where Adolf Hitler committed suicide during World War II. The bunker was the 13th and last of Hitler's Führerhauptquartiere or Fuehrer Headquarters (another was the famous Wolfsschanze). ...more on Wikipedia about "Führerbunker"

Gail Halvorsen (born October 10, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American pilot of C-47s and C-54s during the Berlin airlift ("Operation Vittles") 1948– 1949. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gail Halvorsen"

Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ghost station"

Berlin is the capital city of reunited Germany. Berlin is a young city by European standards, founded in the 13th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Berlin"

"Ich bin ein Berliner" ("I am a citizen of Berlin") is a famous quote from a June 26, 1963 speech of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin. Kennedy was underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-controlled communist East Germany had erected the Berlin Wall as a deadly barrier to its citizens escaping to the West. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ich bin ein Berliner"

The Johannisthal Air Disaster involved one of the first multiple fatality air disasters in history. It involved a Zeppelin L-2 airship and resulted in the death of all 28 passengers and crew on board. On October 17, 1913 at approximately 10:30am local time, hydrogen gas which was being vented was sucked into the forward engine and ignited causing the airship to explode and burn. It crashed near Johannisthal Air Field about 10 miles southeast of Berlin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Johannisthal Air Disaster"

The following list of mayors of Berlin shows all the mayors (Oberbürgermeister, Regierender Bürgermeister) of Berlin, Germany since 1809: ...more on Wikipedia about "List of mayors of Berlin"

The event is also referred to as "Live 8 Berlin" or "Live 8 Germany" ...more on Wikipedia about "Live 8 concert, Berlin"

Mykonos is a restaurant in Berlin, Germany where in 1992 two Kurdish opposition leaders were shot dead by the Iranian Kazem Darabi and the Lebanese Abbas Rhayel who were sentenced to lifelong imprisonment. A local German court in Mykonos decided that the state of Iran had ordered it but some people have objected that since the matter was never taken to an international court and hence not approved, the decision lacks credibility. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mykonos (restaurant)"

The Palast der Republik (Palace of the Republic) is a building in Berlin, on the bank of the River Spree, and on Schlossplatz (called Marx-Engels-Platz from 1951 to 1994). It served mailny as the parliament building for the German Democratic Republic (GDR), but its spaces were also used for cultural purposes, such as night clubs, art galleries and restaurants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Palast der Republik"

The Race to Berlin refers to the competition of Allied generals during the final months of World War II to enter Berlin first. ...more on Wikipedia about "Race to Berlin"

Sozialistischer Jugendverband Karl Liebknecht, ( Socialist Youth League Karl Liebknecht) was a left-wing youth organization in West Berlin during the Cold War. It was the youth organization of Sozialistische Einheitspartei Westberlins. It was a member of World Federation of Democratic Youth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Socialist Youth League Karl Liebknecht"

Steinstücken, a small settlement with approximately 200 inhabitants, is the southernmost territory of the Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf. During the division of Germany from 1949 until 1990, Steinstücken was the largest of a number of exclaves of West Berlin, itself a West German exclave, in East German (GDR) territory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Steinstücken"

The Treaty of Berlin was signed in 1885 by France, Great Britain, Italy and Germany. It was to determine the division of territory in Central Africa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Treaty of Berlin, 1885"

U.S. Army Berlin (USAB) was a command of the United States Army created in December 1961 at the height of the Berlin Wall Crisis. It was created as a separate command from the U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) which had previously been in command of American troops in Berlin. The shoulder sleeve insignia adopted by USAB was the same as the patch used by the Berlin Brigade - the USAREUR patch with a Berlin tab. Its headquarters was located at the Clay Headquarters Compound on Clayallee. ...more on Wikipedia about "U.S. Army Berlin" My shortopedia is mine. shortopedia

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