The Berlin Wall (1961-1989)

The Berlin wall would become a symbol of ideological division and suppression of human rights during the Cold War.
In August 1961, the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic of East Germany began construction of the wall and placement of barbed wire between west Berlin and the East.
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[@Simplehistory]

New and improved version of the Berlin Wall episode. Added scenes and facts to give a fuller picture of the Berlin Wall. Enjoy (Old video will be retired)

[@paulm7547]

Great keep up the good work

[@heidibryden8745]

Simple History can you please do battle of the Somme

[@user-gc1hg9sp9k]

make video about stalin please

[@hh8638]

Simple History Make an History of The Malaysian Emergency

[@user-gc1hg9sp9k]

Or winston churchill

[@alinameier-boke2498]

I am german, just as my dad When he heard about the fall of the Berlin wall he immediately drove to berlin to visit his friends. He said that it was one of the happiest moments of his life

[@sophietan6215]

long live Germany!

[@Xaiff]

got to be grateful for that politician who had said "Immediately, without delay"

[@RGThatRG]

Germany is a great country

[@MommyLongLegs-le2xh]

@@RGThatRG Germany is more than that

[@Steven-uk2fz]

@@artisanpsg It lived so long that it's been dead for 30 years!

[@JustinY.]

I find it crazy how fast the wall was initially built. One day there was no wall, and then the next there was one.

[@ultrafaroecunt6014]

Hi Justin, did you miss me?

[@v_lour1473]

Justin Y. You're everywhere.

[@samsunguser3148]

I'm not even surprised.... ( ofc ur everywhere )

[@youngrody2386]

Welcome to youtube justin :D

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Justin Y. I know ur kinky but stop following me

[@RedGreekWolf]

When the wall first went up, a Russiam soldier managed to get through it by ramming an armoured car into it. After he crashed through the wall, West Berliners dragged his unconscious body out of the vehicle, and hid him in a local bar to prevent his capture by East Berlin authorities.

[@NoSTs123]

As the wall was built a worker crossed it at the last second before it got pulled up

[@adamscott7354]

He rushed B and Blyated his way to freedom

[@joshual4513]

He was actually East German soldier, and I don't believe he was unconscious. He was seriously injured by barbed wire, but he later shared that he entered the bar seeing the signs of West Germany, and being relieved.

[@user-ru1jo5rc3t]

This is like NK and SK

[@TheWhatsUpClan]

The best part to escape from the Berlin wall is a car without a windshield

[@ginatorres677]

My thoughts exactly!

[@MazdaMiataMX-]

That guy would just straight up be me lol

[@user-wd2dz1uw7l]

- said JFK

[@itsosi4556]

I wonder why schools don’t use this

[@Simplehistory]

They do, one reason I wanted to revise some of it

[@carsonjackson415]

My school does, at least

[@carsonjackson415]

My social studies teacher used your korean war vid when we were talking about it

[@JohnnyLouisXIX]

Mobilegamer2004 Why do the good teachers are the ones that always left the schools?

[@senorpigeon9564]

My history teacher used your Russian revolution

[@ngocduy5321]

4:13 escape by a car without a windshield is the most hilarious way to escape XD

[@izayo4447]

driver : lol I'm escaping U mad?

[@angusyang5917]

fun fact: that guy was a West German who was sneaking his East German girlfriend and her mother across the wall.

[@tylerbozinovski4624]

They see me rollin'... They hatin'...

[@ferdinandrayoso9444]

He can just get sniped

[@TaskForce-js5qh]

that is how the Japan people cross the border

[@Olicom]

Stalin:"Hey, guess what? I'm blockading all of your supply routes to West Berlin. What are you gonna do about it?" Truman:"I supposed we'll just fly the supplies in." (Berlin Airlift 1948-9) Stalin:"Alright Truman, you win this round"

[@TheRealFocalors]

I see you are a man of culture as well.

[@ilyanwevers7093]

EWWWW GACHA LIFE MY EYES

[@TheRealFocalors]

@@ilyanwevers7093 at least he's a man of culture.

[@Olicom]

@@TheRealFocalors Yeah man well i mean you can just ignore him for now.

[@ilyanwevers7093]

@@Olicom KILL GACHA LIFE

[@namenamename390]

I was born and live in Germany, but my family was always near the Dutch border, so we had no contact to East Germany. But I've heard heartwarming stories of familes who were split by the wall reuniting and crying tears of joy.

[@user-my6qy2on2e]

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[@cup_check_official]

Why did the Berlin Wall come down? To get to the other side

[@johnilarde8440]

Software Man funny pun

[@nakiinami]

Software Man I don't get it teach me zebra

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Software Man pa pam ts

[@mrshadow0022]

Software Man the Soviet union Collapse so they couldn't hold it

[@jakedeneau7554]

Software Man your welcome for your 300th like

[@tidalnebula9329]

"Mr Gorbachev Tear down this wall" The end

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

Only in Regan's mind Lile Gorvachev, Thatcher and the German leaders said, Regan was just an actor

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

@Lord Farquaad But it was not related to his acctions at all He had no part in it, or influenced that in any way

[@haroldsen4238]

That quote isn’t even famous in Germany.

[@NEELZE99]

@@haroldsen4238 it depends, I know it

[@noiamnotjohn3351]

@@jesusramirezromo2037 Stalinist cope.

[@mardasman428]

My former German teacher was from East Berlin, he was a border guard directly at the Berlin wall during the early 80s when he did his conscription service. He told us in class how he escaped: He jumped down the wall when there was no other serviceman around, ran across the minefields and crossed the spring-guns to reach West Berlin, where they allowed him to leave to West Germany where he became a German teacher in a small Westphalian town until today. It's almost miraculous that he survived the incredibly dangerous death zone.

[@martinwich8788]

My German School Director was from East Germany too

[@kimfallows4508]

Been waiting for this!!! Edit: Been waiting for the updated version

[@watermelongamer2259]

iiHalo_Law Games when I saw your picture lastdayinearth notified me

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[@indianboyhacker649]

All checkpoints are bunkers in last day on earth

[@kimfallows4508]

Wow guys thanks for the likes!!

[@muromaito]

"Been looking for freedom!"

[@trycoldman2358]

Niemand hat die Absicht eine Mauer zu errichten. Nobody has any intention of building a wall. -Walter Ulbricht, Berlin 1961

[@fuckinantipope5511]

trycoldman23 errichten* :D

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Du hier😶

[@trycoldman2358]

FuckinAntiPopeOOps danke

[@Jan_372]

trycoldman23 good joke

[@tttobi-]

Jan Krähe it is not a joke. He really said that

[@georgewashington3918]

The Guard when he sees someone escape with no wind shield: *What the fu....*

[@Xaiff]

"Whoa, what an anachronistic self-driving car"

[@epik_builder812]

Schibe

[@leonrenner8403]

Good video and so far it's all right there's just one little mistake. The wall was destroyed by the strong voice of David Hasselhoff with his song "I'll be looking for freedom", thats why we like him so much. XD

[@deltagarchomp6052]

No shaggy came and used only 0.01% of his power to destroy the Berlin Wall

[@funnyfacekong5308]

David was busy giving a ride for spongebob and patrick dumb dumb

[@Luke-gb3vr]

xD

[@ilyanwevers7093]

@@deltagarchomp6052 yes

[@marksman1990]

No joke, I was just studying this in history yesterday, my teacher made it boring but you just got me interested in learning more of the Cold War. Thank you!

[@Simplehistory]

No problem!

[@dyalaabouelnaja7312]

I agree

[@terik3312]

Excellent video explains it really well

[@millesy9820]

oof

[@elijahaitaok8624]

there was a couple of guys who used a hang glider and a small car engine to make an airplane to cross over into one of the parks, another method was a guy used two suitcases to smuggle his wife out on one of the tram systems, and plenty of counterfeit passports

[@shamusmarkus8699]

Holy crap I had no idea the Berlin Wall was up for almost 30 years!! It’s crazy how not so distant history it is

[@KoiBoiRoi]

These videos are a fantastic, easy-to-digest way to learn history

[@chriskane1]

Tear down this wall! 😃

[@havetotry]

Chris Kane how dıd you take it

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How can you get that private rank

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[@DaZeFoTiS]

Very nice video , in few words , a whole part of history! In your next video , make video about Greece in WW2 ( Invasion of Crete or the Italian-Greco war , etc)

[@user-Jay178]

My teacher told me this a couple of days ago. Great video always great to learn about history.

[@lloydarman]

5:43 Is that Rick Astley on the right?

[@bigghoss762]

So a couple years ago I'm in Vegas in a casino and I go into the men's room to take a piss. I'm standing there doing my business and notice the wall that the urinals are on is covered in graphiti and I notice a picture of the Berlin Wall. That's when I realized I was pissing (in a urinal) on the Berlin Wall.

[@beansauce9430]

America: so can we have some of that wall Germany: why America: so we can piss on it Germany:ok

[@_oncars]

You couldn’t of timed this video any better for me, I have my first History GCSE examination on the 4th June and just started my heavy revision for it as I need America through the 1920s up until the Cold War and the Cold War. Thankyouuuuuu

[@ducknuggetz9315]

yours is on the 4th June? mine is on the 10th

[@danielvanr.8681]

*couldn't _have,_ not "of".

[@finneverythinggaming4594]

I really love the way you teach history,you are better than any social studies teacher I've ever met

[@bersrk_josx-1337]

The fall of the wall was a beautiful event. Those happy faces... Families reunited... I always get conmoved when i watch videos about this. Great video as always!

[@elje0ett]

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You are helping me with my GCSEs so much. Thank you!

[@TheSovietWombat]

Thank you so much for this video i couldnt find any other good video to revise from for my GCSE but simple history you have resolved that matter for me and keep up this amazing work

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Anyways I love your Channel it always helps me through History class when he isn't clear enough. you don't know how much you've helped me and my friends!

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Really good video this has helped me a lot with my recent history lessons!

[@alexmcbride7563]

It’s crazy you released this today, as I’m currently visiting Berlin, and visited where the Berlin Wall once stood. I even visited Checkpoint Charlie. It’s amazing how much has changed since then.

[@thatrandomguy8157]

Alex McBride this video was uploaded while I was by a part of what was left of the Berlin Wall

[@alexmcbride7563]

thatrandomguy2004 Very cool!

[@erichdinglefritz2560]

I love this improved version! Keep it up, love your work!

[@juhgggtyjjtt1155]

Hey simple history I love your videos and I watch them everyday mostly factions I watch it over and over again it's interesting keep up the great work👌

[@DimoB8]

Her:Come over! Him:I can't there's the wall! Her:My parents aren't home. Him: 5:55

You should have put the windshield guy here

[@nonstopneon5025]

"ich bin ein berliner" littelarly translates to "I am a doughnut"

[@anddrom6853]

This is one of the funniest I've heard from translation

[@TruthNerds]

"Berliner" is ambiguous, it *can* mean a type of jelly doughnut (which, unlike the American variety, has no hole in the middle), but in context it's clear that it means "person/man from Berlin". You can also make the same joke with many toponyms (names derived from places), e.g. "Ich bin ein Neapolitaner." could be interpreted as "I am a person/man from Naples, Italy." or "I am a layered waffle with hazelnut filling.", and "Ich bin ein Hamburger." explains itself. Sometimes it is claimed that the correct way to say "I am a person/man from Berlin." was "Ich bin Berliner." (without the article). While it *would* be more *common* to say "Ich bin Berliner." in conversation, the use of the article does *not* automatically change the meaning, and is in fact entirely reasonable for emphasis. I.e. if you don't want to just convey the information but drive home a point.

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*🍩B🍩E🍩R🍩L🍩I🍩N🍩E🍩R🍩*

[@gameboy3505]

Ich bin kein Berliner

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Kakyoin is a donut too

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This channel deserves so much more!

[@auau4716]

Another beautiful Berlin wall episode. Keep the videos up.

[@xxxtakaji-kaixxx9016]

3:21 me and the bois(American) vs the legendary school bullies(Soviet Union)

[@greeneyedbaldy]

I once had a discussion with an elderly German lady about the fall of the wall. She said it wasn't all jubilation afterwards. West Germans taxes went up in order to pay for the upgrading of East Germanys infrastructure, also many East Germans were so used to the gov't providing housing and employment that a lot of them began to complain. I suppose however, that it was simply growing pains.

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[@oxfozera2140]

I was totally into this for 7mins like watching a movie.

[@comraderfluff6923]

Ty for this I love history of germany

[@potatoewaffle932]

So even the 1940s gremany

[@comraderfluff6923]

potatoewaffle yes

[@comraderfluff6923]

potatoewaffle that is the most interesting time on germany

[@potatoewaffle932]

And horrafing

[@thatrandomguy8157]

Germany has some of the most interesting history

[@kjellisen1706]

This is the best channel to learn funny and intresting stories from the first world war to the cold war. Keep it up guys😊

[@historysburningquestions6179]

These videos are so informative and fantastic. I love the cartoons as well.

[@ariyan9269]

love ur vid keep it up helped me so much in history homework

[@Simplehistory]

that is great!

[@raphaele3433]

Awesome video keep it up! Greetings from Germany.

[@teetehi]

Dude this is amazing you deserve 30 mill this is brilliant

[@prompzz2447]

Berlin wall 1961-1989 R.I.P

[@pohlol7529]

“Forget not the tyranny of this wall...nor the love of freedom that made it fall.”By Unknown Random graffiti on the Berlin wall.

[@AL-se6kh]

What timestamp?

[@sethmiller2797]

Weird thought how during the time this wall stood many people lived their life and died without ever seeing the reunion

[@newt7113]

Really good and detailed love the vids

[@arvigaming9067]

The music is really cool and it blended perfectly with the video

[@ratchetcow6869]

Love your video from Australia

[@douglassalerno8970]

Please do a video about the Great Leap Forward!

[@DynamoLynx]

Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong killed 7million Chinese, and a whole bunch of birdies. Killed so many he forgot their names, mostly because they didn't farm enough grain retards can't make steel frames, Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong. I just spit some history fire for you

[@kellyscott7738]

Your channel is amazing

[@lidulkadut]

Very good video! Properly explains this event!

[@joshie6082]

The most ambitious escape was a hijacked tank breaking through it 😂

[@firemangan2731]

Damn! 🤣 That guy’s a chad! 👍🏼

[@shongq5610]

I wish my school use some of ur videos

[@haraldschevik5213]

Thaaaank youuuuu for the video

[@candyfranklin1172]

Love the way you did this video do more like this

[@thesurvivorguy8488]

Ich bin ein Berliner = I am a jelly donut

[@sureeen2160]

TheSurvivor Guy haha lol stimmt ja iwie

[@23GreyFox]

Wir nennen es einen gefüllten pfannkuchen aber jaaaa stimmt.

[@Pedro.Montoya]

Where did you get a jelly donut private Pyle?! 🤔

[@abc-di1pk]

Ich liebe dich denn.. ich liebe berliner.. scheiße

[@anicrowsenjixd8918]

Lmao

[@TristanSamuel]

*WW2 Germany: I have France! *Cold war France: I have Germany! *a peice

[@fizzyorzo2491]

Piece*

[@fizzyorzo2491]

Piece*

[@whyareyoureadingthis5308]

Piece*

[@whyareyoureadingthis5308]

Piece*

[@TarikSerin]

but France didnt deserve )

[@antnewsreporter5752]

You help me learn more things about history than I do at my school☺☺☺ thank you very much

[@qwertyuiop423e]

I love the animation you use!

[@debiousdabii]

*This is The Berlin Wall* *Don't catch me escaping now*

[@jortuspelatus7364]

Don't meme 'This is America'! You're ruining such a deep song!

[@frenchfan3368]

I'm not for sure if the first video on this topic mentioned it, but an interesting fact was that East German troops were never paired up with someone they knew. The East German military always feared they might let ordinary East Germans escape or the soldiers themselves might defect. We have seen this lately with North Korean troops escaping into South Korea.

[@mellina3690]

this video literally saved my butt. it has every bit of information and is gonna help me with this assignment that im doing the night before its due yeet

[@josephrowley9816]

Love the video you guys are awesome.

[@M3xVerstappen1]

My father Was There When The Berlin Wall Fell Super Proud Of It

[@joel9999]

Who else us here watching this because they have to do homework at home? (corona virus)

[@Half_eatenburger]

Love how my teacher Ms Summersgil used this video to explain about the Berlin wall ❤

[@supersoldier-ud8ib]

Can you please make a video about Patton or Montgomery? I like your videos, i am very interested in History.

[@award3007]

4:13 Extreme Limbo!

[@miguelamaral1425]

Socialists: "The purpose of the wall was to stop western fascists from entering the socialist state of East Germany." Me: "BAHAHAHAHAHA"

[@thatrandomguy8157]

Arkroyal people who think America destroyed their country: REEEEEEEEE

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

Well to socialists anyone who opposes their ideas are either a monarchist or a fascist.

[@outoftime7127]

Nobblk Praetorian Thats really a backward thinking

[@arawn1061]

@@nobblkpraetorian5623 meanwhile to conservatives, anyone who wants social justice or free healthcare is a radical communist. Point is these things move in circles and both sides are guilty of this

[@JM-ji9kx]

@@arawn1061 Nice try but no. Conservatives and constitutionalists have historically been some of the biggest pushers of social justice. It's the social justice that devolves into tribal identity politics and censorship that conservatives tend to associate with radical. Socialized medicine IS essentially communist. So half of your statement is untrue and the other half is justified. There would have been no reason however to associate the west with fascism at the time the Berlin wall was built. Actually fascism was a lot closer ideologically to the Soviet Union than it was to the capitalist west. The wall was built to shield East Berliners from the prosperity of the West, it had nothing to do with fascism or keeping people out in general.

[@ethang1005]

I love this Channel I know a alot about history now

[@oliversherman2414]

Keep up the great stuff

[@schizoidboy]

I remember on one show they showed an escape by Germans picking up their friend from Berlin in light fliers, they even filmed the rescue. It was one of the last escapes before the wall came down.

[@randomstuff6355]

I think one of the most spectacular ways to flee was when someone stole a tank and used it to flee.

[@redviper3706]

Great vid guys well done

[@FUNGIRLABBI610]

thank you guys I understood this video so much thank you once again

[@turney4483]

Helping me through my history gcse. Thanks

[@ahmedbenhariz8694]

James Turnbull what exam board do you take

[@turney4483]

Ahmed Benhariz edexcel

[@ahmedbenhariz8694]

James Turnbull what topics you studying ?

[@SorcererShangTsung]

There were some areas around the wall where the guards were not alerted about the change in rules, so when people started crossing the wall, the guards all started killing the civilians because they did not know that civilians could cross the wall, I just thought this was important to mention since it’s kind of interesting

[@Ahhh714]

That is probably not true since only 3 civilians died in 1989, with the last death being in March with a failed Hot airballon escape; 8 months before the fall of the wall.

[@SorcererShangTsung]

Ahhh714 Im not arguing with you, but what I mentioned *did* happen, but the deaths may not have been recorded or something of the sorts, this isn’t the first time history has been scattered

[@Ahhh714]

Spawnpeeking Jäger Well if you're willing to cite the incidents then sure that would contradict the reported deaths of only 3 civilians in 89' with the last being 8 months before the fall of the wall. Otherwise it's an unsubstantiated claim.

[@SorcererShangTsung]

Ahhh714 there is a video of it, I watched it a few months ago, although I already knew about before I watched the video

[@Ahhh714]

Spawnpeeking Jäger Well I'm genuinely curious, but highly skeptical as I am sure an incident like that would have had massive headlines. Apparently Chris Gueffroy was the last to be killed and a street was named after him, no mention of others. Could it have been that they were shot at but not killed, even that would have made news though. But incidents of the short have been know to happen throughout history. The most famous in the US being the Battle of New Orleans where hundreds of British and American died not know the war had essentially ended a month prior.

[@joselagos6292]

really helped me understand the situation thanksss

[@whoisrizzyy]

Nice remastered m8! :)

[@dragoncourier6619]

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" -Ronald Regan

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

One of the most overrated faux speaches ever

[@teresavillanueva4595]

5:01 The COLD War THAWING. Because cold things thaw. I get it. Do you?

[@dchartest9661]

Frozen things thaw but I get it

[@tritonics3118]

get out

[@Hannibalkakihara]

Are you that slow and arrogant that you think others are just as slow?

[@zeldera]

My dad was there as a tourist (Canadian). had one of the first camera recorders for average consumers I think Nikon. Filmed some people crossing and hopping the wall and sold the footage to some news agency

[@CEKROM]

4:12 that's a interesting escape plan =D

[@linkieloos]

I always thought "Ich bin ein Berliner" meant "I am a doughnut". Damn you, Eddie Izzard! XD

[@sureeen2160]

JediKnightwing berliner is also some kind of Dounut

[@white4356]

Can you make battle of Berlin pls

[@DanTheYoutubeAddict]

In a pervious video on this channel about this I commented this, but I want to say it again. My favorite escape story was a guy who stole an armored transport and literally drove through the wall.

[@user-sf1yv3lk2k]

Amazing video!

[@skullbones1997]

“Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall”

[@randelealcoranarcilla642]

Unlike the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989 in Germany was then build the Spanish Colonization in 1570s in Manila, Philippines was established the Old Walled City of Intramuros and followed them the Second World War, Allied forces liberated Manila from the Japanese on February 1945 and the walled city was destroyed due the war until the rebuild around the walls first.

[@vincentmalab3289]

Randele Alcoran Arcilla The Berlin wall and the Walled City of Intramuros are 2 different wall and different function, the BW is built to prevent East Berliners from going to West and The Walls of Intramuros have also a different purpose but not to divide a land like the BW. Just like the Great Wall of China, it was built to prevent the Mongols from invading China. The BW the wall of Intramuros and GW of C Have different Purposes.

[@orandaadnaro]

I never saw the wall in Berlin, but as a 13 year old, I saw it as scar running through the Harz mountains. In this gorgeous land of rolling hills and pine trees, the barbed wire fence, watchtowers and a beautifully manicure lawn in no mans land, spread from the north to the southern horizon. It was chilling but even then, I knew it was an afront to civilisation! Despite being high up and looking down perhaps a mile away from the east west border, it was mesmerising and frankly sad. Far across the valley I could se the Brocken, the highest peak (in Germany I think), and beneath the once Hotel that stood there on the bleak summit, I could vaguely make out the forms of trucks of the occupying force. A strangely beautiful place with a terrible story of oppression. Some 50 years later I travelled up that berg and saw that Hotel and visited its museum and on a perfect, cloudless day, whereby I could see some 50 or so miles to the horizon, at that time I exorcised the ghosts of my youth. Lets hope for Germany to remain free, and never again be repressed by an occupying force.

[@ItsSamHussey]

I visited Berlin last month. I brought back a big chunk of the wall. Because there’s large amounts of the wall left. I had my picture took with the wall in the background.