On the morning of Sunday, August 13, 1961, the citizens of Berlin, Germany woke up to the sounds of construction crews quickly erecting a barrier that snaked through the middle of the city. Up to this day, the only formal notice of division within the city of Berlin were signs declaring the impending departure of the Soviet, US, British, and French Sectors into the other sectors, throughout the entire city. Now a formal demarcation line is being put in place. At first, it was just some barbed wire and some guards, then the construction of the concrete wall that the world came to know and despise was subsequently built. 
  
    Over the years, individuals successfully and in some cases, unsuccessfully attempted to escape from the Communist nation of the Deutsches Demokratische Republik (DDR). Then 28 years later, on November 9, 1989 the gates were opened and the wall ceased being the symbol of division of one German people. Then, just as quickly as the wall came down, on October 1, 1990 the two German nations were unified as one, again. Thus the Federal Republic of Germany was born. Now, 50 years after the construction of the most horrific man-made symbol of division of people, countries, and way of life, we take time to remember the boundaries that were imposed on that Sunday morning in 1961 and we rejoice in the the limitless boundaries that are left to be discovered since that November Thursday evening in 1989.
 
     To commemorate the event that changed the world , BerlinBrigade.com's Dave Guerra, Author T.H.E. Hill, and Author Rebecca Cantrell gave away some cool stuff. 

update: 08/15/11: Thank you to all that participated. AT THIS TIME WINNERS ARE BEING CONTACTED.
  1. Mary P. (Australia) - 1 signed copy of The Day Before the Berlin Wall: Could We Have Stopped It? — An Alternate History of Cold War Espionage by T.H.E. Hill (http://voicesunderberlin.com/DayBefore.html)
     
  2. Gary H. (Connecticut) - Signed copy of The Day Before the Berlin Wall: Could We Have Stopped It? — An Alternate History of Cold War Espionage by T.H.E. Hill (http://voicesunderberlin.com/DayBefore.html)
     
  3. Cheryl O. (Indiana) - 1 sheet of Fiftieth Anniversary - Construction of the Berlin Wall Cinderella-Stamps by T.H.E. Hill (http://voicesunderberlin.com/Stamps4.html) Won't ship till 13 August
     
  4. Juliane B. (Berlin) - 1 sheet of Fiftieth Anniversary - Construction of the Berlin Wall Cinderella-Stamps by T.H.E. Hill (http://voicesunderberlin.com/Stamps4.html) Won't ship till 13 August
     
  5. Beverly S. (Arkansas) - 1 signed copy of Berlin in Early Cold-War Army Booklets by T.H.E. Hill (http://voicesunderberlin.com/1950.html) 
     

  6. James E. (Iowa) - 1 signed copy of Berlin in Early Cold-War Army Booklets by T.H.E. Hill (http://voicesunderberlin.com/1950.html)

  7. Craig S. (Michigan) - 1 sheet of Americans in Berlin Cinderella stamps by T.H.E. Hill (http://voicesunderberlin.com/Stamps1.html)

  8. Frank L. (Virginia) - 1 sheet of Americans in Berlin Cinderella stamps by T.H.E. Hill (http://voicesunderberlin.com/Stamps1.html)

  9. Mark L. (Nevada) - 1 ea. You are entering the American sector fridge magnets by T.H.E. Hill

  10. Darrell S. (Texas) - 1 ea. You are entering the American sector fridge magnets by T.H.E. Hill

  11. Ray H. (Alaska) - 1 ea. Berlin Brigade fridge magnets by T.H.E. Hill

  12. Jane C. (Indiana) - 1 ea. Berlin Brigade fridge magnets by T.H.E. Hill

  13. 1 ea. Berlin Brigade fridge magnets by T.H.E. Hill

  14. Rachel P. (New Zealand) - 1 signed copy of the book 'A Game of Lies' by Rebecca Cantrell (http://www.rebeccacantrell.com)

  15. Scott E. (Iowa) - 1 ea. BerlinBrigade.com Camo Ball Cap by BerlinBrigade.com

  16. Doris E. (New Jersey) - 1 ea. BerlinBrigade.com T-Shirt (any size) by BerlinBrigade.com

  17. 1 ea. Frankfurt to Berlin Duty Train Poster by BerlinBrigade.com

  18. Darrin T. (Oregon) - 1 ea. Leaving The American Sector Mini Poster Print by BerlinBrigade.com

  19. Alan H. (Tennessee) - 1 ea. Berlin: The Divided City White T-Shirt by BerlinBrigade.com

  20. Linda K. (California) - 1 ea. Berlin Brigade 1945-1994 Coffee Mug by BerlinBrigade.com




 

            


 

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