UNEDITED FOOTAGE. November 9, 1989, witnessed a triumph for cold war opponents: the East German government announced the destruction of the Berlin Wall. Within hours, chisel-wielding crowds were dismantling the Wall one piece at a time.
Sound of jack hammers being used to tear down Berlin Wall. Jack hammer tool point protruding through concrete wall. Concrete chips and pieces of wall falling. Portion or section of Berlin Wall being removed by crane. West German guards walking through opening to greet East German guards.
Various shots of crowds milling, waving, taking pictures and waving flags. Shows crowd on wall chipping pieces of the wall away with hammers. Various shots of Brandenburg Gate and crowd. Includes Chancellor Helmut Kohl, head of government, West Germany, and other VIPs on platform, weather damp and rainy.
Additional scenes of people climbing onto wall and chipping away concrete pieces of Berlin wall using mallets. Man standing on the wall playing a trumpet and crowd singing along. Lighted night scene of Brandenburg Gate.
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