4 June 1961

War & Conflict

Berlin Crisis of 1961

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The Berlin Crisis of 1961 (German: Berlin-Krise) was the last major European political and military incident of the Cold War concerning the status of the German capital city, Berlin, and of post–World War II Germany. The crisis culminated in the city's de facto partition by the East German erection of the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Crisis of 1961 was the second attempt by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to change the status of Berlin by demanding the withdrawal of all armed forces from the city and stopping the mass exodus of East Germans fleeing to the West.

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01 American Military Police - Flickr - The Central Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence AgencyPublic domainWikimedia Commons
02 American Tanks at Checkpoint Charlie - Flickr - The Central Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence AgencyPublic domainWikimedia Commons
03 Leaving American Sector of Berlin - Flickr - The Central Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence AgencyPublic domainWikimedia Commons
07 US Tanks by Night at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin - Flickr - The Central Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence AgencyPublic domainWikimedia Commons
330-PSA-28-62 (USN 1059099) (21846518651)National Museum of the U.S. NavyPublic domainWikimedia Commons
330-PSA-28-62 (USN 1059100) (21825070102)National Museum of the U.S. NavyPublic domainWikimedia Commons
American Soldier at Checkpoint Charlie - Flickr - The Central Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence AgencyPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Berlin Krise 1961, M48 PanzerTobias-Maverick NeumannCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Berlin Krise 1961Tobias-Maverick NeumannCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
"Let's don't forget where we buried it!"UnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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