German DMC on site in Berlin

Berlin faced a very bitter and dark age during the Nazi regime. During World War II Berlin was almost entirely destroyed in order to defeat the Nazi regime. The victorious Allies parted Berlin into four sectors. The control point at the border of the American and the Soviet sectors became most famous, known as Checkpoint Charlie. It was the best-known border crossing during the Cold War. Socialists parted the city permanently in 1961, making Checkpoint Charlie the most iconic confrontation between the West and the East. The most famous and nearly-fatal scene that entered history books is the face-off between Kennedy’s and Khrushchev’s tanks. After being parted in two, the Wall finally fell in late autumn 1989. Families throughout Germany were re-united. Part of the Berlin Wall can still be seen at the Berlin Wall Memorial. You can easily see how life was in a divided city. The German Democratic Republic (GDR) lifestyle can be relived at the museum or by cruising around the city in one of the infamous classic cars: a Trabant. Lovingly called “Rennpappe”, driving the Trabant is worth the time and the money. Like a real East-German, stop over for a tasty lunch break at a typical “Imbissbude” and practice your German skills by ordering a Currywurst or a historic “Goldbroiler” while sipping a Berliner Weisse (mild beer with syrup).