- Many tried to trick the guards at Checkpoint Charlie to get to the West, but most were unsuccessful and risked being shot then and there.
- Deutsch: Während des Kalten Krieges war der Checkpoint Charlie (Amerikanischer Kontrollpunkt) eines der Tore durch die Berliner Mauer im Zentrum Berlins.
- Checkpoint Charlie was the best known Berlin Wall crossing point between East & West Berlin during the Cold War (1961-1989).
- In response, the United States, France and Britain stationed military police at Checkpoint Charlie to ensure their officials had ready access to the border.
- Checkpoint Charlie is the only border crossing between West Berlin and East Germany that has remained alive in the non-German collective memory.
- When Berlin was divided, Checkpoint Charlie was the most famous of the border crossings between the eastern and western halves of the city.
- Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during...
- Soğuk Savaş'ın Simgesi: Checkpoint Charlie, Doğu ve Batı bloklarının karşı karşıya geldiği Soğuk Savaş'ın en somut örneklerinden biridir.
- 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.
- 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.