by Stephen J. Chancellor | Dec 2, 2016 | Aquilis Serenade, Article, Berlin from WW2 to Cold War, General
November 9th, the Fall of the Berlin Mauer (Part II of II) Can one man´s error, or his carelessness, change history? A lesson in the power of the simple mistake. “Did the Wall fall because it was totally foul? Was it given an outside push or two? And did that downfall...
by Stephen J. Chancellor | Nov 12, 2016 | Aquilis Serenade, Berlin from WW2 to Cold War, General
November 9th, the Fall of the Berlin Mauer (Part I of II) Memory of our past hopes or last tumble in the decline of the modern empire? November 9th. What does this date evoke you? You will cry out in unison this year´s results of the just-out-of-the-oven 2016...
by Stephen J. Chancellor | Aug 16, 2016 | Aquilis Serenade, Berlin from WW2 to Cold War, General
Underground Berlin Wall – Stephen J. Chancellor To continue with what we may now refer as “Die Berliner Mauer” month, please find below some pics of stations closed when the border between East and West Berlin was sealed shut. On Aug 14, the access...
by Stephen J. Chancellor | Aug 15, 2016 | Aquilis Serenade, Berlin from WW2 to Cold War, General
A couple of days ago, I spoke of Aug 13th, when 55 years ago, the border between East and West Germany was sealed, giving birth to the Wall. 55 years ago, today, Conrad Schumann was first East German border guard to escape in a dramatic fashion, by jumping the barbed...