After the
unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945, Germany was divided into four military
occupation zones.
France
|
in the
southwest
|
Britain
|
in the
northwest
|
The
United States
|
in the
south
|
The
Soviet Union
|
in the
east
|
Berlin,
which lay in the Soviet (eastern) sector, was also divided into four military
occupation sectors (zones) with the Western sectors later becoming West Berlin
and the Soviet sector becoming East Berlin, capital of East Germany.
France
|
in the
northwest
|
Britain
|
in the
west
|
The
United States
|
in the
southwest
|
The
Soviet Union
|
in the
east
|
The city of Berlin was divided by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989. It separated the eastern half from the western half. People from the eastern half tried to escape even though the Berlin Wall was there. They used many methods to get around the guards and barbed wire on the Berlin Wall.
The Berlin Wall was taken down on 9 November 1989. Many people thought the Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Cold War.
