This photograph shows a crowd of West German citizens gathering at the newly created opening in the Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz.
Opening in the Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz
- 11/14/1989
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
National Archives Identifier: 6460115
Full Citation: Photograph 330-CFD-DF-ST-91-01380.jpeg; A Crowd of West German Citizens Gathers At The Newly Created Opening In The Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz; 11/14/1989; DFST9101380; Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1982 – 2007; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/berlin-wall-potsdamer-platz/, August 6, 2026]
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