- Manywhere Tips: After the end of the U.S.-Soviet standoff, Checkpoint Charlie turned into a battleground between McDonald’s and KFC.
- Berlin is literally loaded with attractions but it is a small wooden shack nicknamed Checkpoint Charlie that is on almost every tourists “must see” list.
- Checkpoint Bravo was located at Berlin-Zehlendorf/Dreilinden – basically the other checkpoint you had to cross once you decided for Checkpoint Alpha.
- 'Checkpoint Charlies' is one of the leading firearms and firearms related collector sources with affordable rates and a wide range of products available.
- The collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 following the fall of the East German regime left Checkpoint Charlie redundant , and it was formally closed in 1990.
- Checkpoint Charlie was the best known Berlin Wall crossing point between East & West Berlin during the Cold War (1961-1989).
- Several historic events occurred at Checkpoint Charlie during the Cold War. For example, Soviet and American tanks had a standoff at Checkpoint Charlie in 1961.
- Checkpoint Charlie was the best known Berlin Wall crossing point between East & West Berlin during the Cold War (1961-1989).
- The most famous of this crossings was the checkpoint at the corner of Friedrichstraße and Zimmerstraße, named Checkpoint Charlie.
- Among all these checkpoints Checkpoint Charlie became best known. Checkpoint Charlie takes its name from the alphabet code used by the U.S. Army.