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Title: The Man Who Brought Down the Berlin Wall
Post by: LongBlade on November 06, 2014, 11:20:46 AM
QuoteHe might not agree with the label, but Harald Jaeger is the man credited with opening the Berlin Wall.

"It's not me who opened the Wall. It's the East German citizens who gathered that evening," Jaeger says, humbly.

Nevertheless the former East German border guard -- and, at the time, loyal follower of the embattled communist regime -- has gone down in history as the man who, literally, did just that.

source: https://news.yahoo.com/man-opened-berlin-wall-25-years-ago-072833261.html
Title: Re: The Man Who Brought Down the Berlin Wall
Post by: BanzaiCat on November 06, 2014, 11:30:18 AM
QuoteEven 25 years on, recounting the tale from the sofa in his small two-room apartment in a village north of Berlin, he becomes emotional as he remembers the white and red barrier being opened.

"I had never seen such euphoria, and I've never seen it since," Jaeger said, smiling.

Wow. Thanks for sharing that.
Title: Re: The Man Who Brought Down the Berlin Wall
Post by: Martok on November 06, 2014, 04:00:27 PM
Cool story.  Thanks for sharing LB. 
Title: Re: The Man Who Brought Down the Berlin Wall
Post by: Greybriar on November 06, 2014, 10:34:49 PM
Thanks for sharing, LB.  O0