The world knows the spot better as Checkpoint Charlie. It was at this crossing, during the Berlin Crisis of 1961, that Soviet and American tanks stood muzzle to muzzle in a standoff that ...

Many say a visit to the Checkpoint Charlie border crossing should not come without a visit to the Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, or the Checkpoint Charlie Museum. Checkpoint Charlie was the most ...

Berlin, Germany, June 22, 1990: Dignitaries stand in front of Checkpoint Charlie as the historic guard post is removed by a crane. The site of many daring escapes, one infamous showdown between U ...

We want to bridge divides to reach everyone. Nothing is at it seems these days at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin. At first glance, the famous checkpoint looks like an object out of rural Idaho ...

BERLIN,Germany - Two military policemen on duty at Checkpoint Charlie touched the life of a victim of communism in 1984 and 1985. Now, 27 years later, that lady wants to contact those MPs who were ...

Checkpoint Charlie, the former border checkpoint between East and West Berlin, is set to get a major makeover after city authorities approved a redevelopment plan following years of debate.

The Berlin Wall crossing point known is Checkpoint Charlie was dismantled on 22 June 1990. It had been used as a crossing point between East and West Berlin since the construction of the Wall in 1961.

Only the Checkpoint Charlie Museum, however, regularly brings tears to the eyes of visitors. For nearly three decades, Checkpoint Charlie was the most heavily guarded border crossing between East ...