In what country was the Berlin Wall located?

Answer 1

It separated East and West Germany

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It separated, more exactly, East from West Berlin, the latter having been an enclave in what was previously East Germany. The much longer border between West and East Germany was also closely watched but it stretched over hundreds of kilometres and was not marked by a long wall.

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Strictly speaking, West Berlin was not "an enclave in what was previously East Germany," since East Germany did not exist at the time the enclave was established. At the end of World War 2, Germany (which lost the war) was divided into four sectors, with responsibility for each given to one of the war's victors (USA, UK, France and the USSR). Berlin, the former German capital, was similarly divided into four sectors. In 1949, the US, French and British sectors were combined to form West Germany, with the corresponding sectors of Berlin (which were completely surrounded by the USSR-led sector of Germany) combining to form West Berlin. The Russian sector, including the Russian sector of Berlin, became East Germany.

Contrary to what might have been expected, the Berlin Wall was not a defensive wall (i.e., it was not built by a defender to keep a potential invader out). Rather, it was more akin to a prison wall; it was built by East Germany to prevent East Germans from escaping to the West German enclave of West Berlin (a problem that had plagued the East German government prior to the Wall's construction), and was actually located completely within East German territory (although in most cases mere feet from the actual border).

Answer 2

I actually have some pieces of it myself that my brother chipped off the wall. It was such a historically significant occasion when it opened up that people chipped chunks off to save them. Not sure if there is a large deposit somewhere.

Answer 3

The Berlin Wall was a 155km-long symbol of oppression that turned the city of Berlin, Germany, into East Berlin and West Berlin. There are places where the remains of the wall can still be seen.

Answer 4

Germany Well Germany would be the place to see the "Berlin wall" as Berlin is the capital of Germany

Answer 5

The Berlin Wall was in Berlin, Germany. It was used to seperate West Germany and East Germany. They have taken down the wall, and Germany is united again.

Answer 6

The Berlin wall was in Berlin, which is the capital of Germany.

Very little of the Berlin wall remains, only two short stretches of a few hundred metres.

Answer 7

Russia