Interview mit DDRBürgern auf dem Kurfürstendamm 1989

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On the 9th of November 1989 an international press conference takes place, which is broadcast live on GDR television and radio. A new travel law for GDR citizens is announced, which should come into force the next day. The Council of Ministers had not yet approved the law. At 18:57 Günter Schabowski announces the new regulation on behalf of the politician Egon Krenz: • Private trips to foreign countries can be applied for without any preconditions [...]. The permits will be granted at short notice. [...] Permanent departures can be made via all border crossing points from the GDR to the FRG [...] . • When asked when this will come into force, the politician replies: Immediately . This triggers a mass movement. Thousands of GDR citizens storm to the border to cross it. It is a moment that goes down in history. • The archive material from 1989 shows two GDR citizens on Kurfürstendamm in West Berlin who are being interviewed by a reporter about the opening of the border. The joy is written all over their faces. • Video details: • Period: 1989 • Resolution: SD • Aspect ratio: 4:3 • Original sound: yes • Colour: yes • Source: DRA - from Elf 99 , GDR Television, 10.11.1989 • For archival research, provision of material, rights clearance, and commercial licensing visit https://footage-berlin.com/en/ • For non-commercial requests: http://www.dra.de/ • #footageberlin #GDR #travel

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