This month Germany is celebrating the opening up of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago।After construction of the wall in 1961 the U।S। forces created 3 crossing points: one at Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, its counterpart at Dreilinden, Wannsee and one connecting east and West Berlin।
What we want to know at Inbox this month is: what was the name of the most famous checkpoint – which served as the only border crossing point for foreigners visiting Berlin. A checkpoint which was featured in many a spy film and which became a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of east and west.
Was it:
a) Checkpoint Alpha
b) Checkpoint Charlie
c) checkpoint duwadidi or
d) Checkpoint Bravo
Get your entries in by November 30th at the latest
- as an e-mail to:
inbox@dw-world.de
- as a text message to:
+49 160148 1000
- by post to:
Deutsche Welle, English Service, Inbox, 53110 Bonn, Germany
Don't forget, if you have any thoughts or anecdotes on the subject, we would love to read them out during Inbox or feature them on our web page.
Good luck!