by Stephen J. Chancellor | Aug 12, 2016 | Aquilis Serenade, Berlin from WW2 to Cold War, General
On Saturday 12 Aug. 61, the leaders of the GDR attended a garden party at a government guesthouse in Döllnsee. There, Ulbricht signed the order to close the border with immediate effect. At midnight, the police and East German army began to close the border. By Sunday...
