- The most famous of this crossings was the checkpoint at the corner of Friedrichstraße and Zimmerstraße, named Checkpoint Charlie.
- In the last days of October 1961, American and Soviet tanks took up positions here at the GDR border crossing point Checkpoint Charlie after members of the US...
- When Berlin was divided, Checkpoint Charlie was Berlin's best-known American-controlled border crossing point alongside Glienicke Bridge.
- The rebuilt Checkpoint Charlie is a popular tourist attraction in Berlin, where visitors can pay to have their picture taken with actors dressed in American military...
- Checkpoint Charlie was the setting for many thrillers and spy novels, from James Bond in Octopussy to The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
- In the night of November 9th, 1989 about 3000 West Berliners came to Checkpoint Charlie and several hundred East Berliners to Checkpoint Friedrichstraße.
- Ayrıca, Checkpoint Charlie Müzesi, Soğuk Savaş dönemi hakkında bilgi edinmek isteyenler için önemli bir kaynak olarak hizmet vermektedir.
- Checkpoint Charlie is kind of one of them. Of course most of the border installations are gone – but there is still the little booth in the middle of the street...
- checkpoint-charlie-soviet-us-tanks-1961. ... Checkpoint Charlie. Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10117 Berlin.
- This post focuses on Checkpoint Charlie, the Checkpoint Charlie Museum, and other historic locations you will find nearby.