Berlin

German capital city · 1871–present (capital) · northeastern Germany
Berlin is Germany's capital, divided 1945–1990 by a wall separating Soviet and Western occupation zones.
The kit
- Division & Blockade — Berlin was blockaded by Soviet forces in 1948, prompting Operation Vittles (the Berlin Airlift) led by Lucius D. Clay.
- The Wall — Berlin was split by a namesake wall from 1961 to 1989, crossed at Checkpoint Charlie and famously condemned by Reagan.
- Cold War symbolism — Berlin saw JFK declare being a citizen of this city 'the proudest boast' and Gorbachev urged to 'tear down' the wall.
- Historical conferences — Berlin hosted an 1884 conference that formalized the Scramble for Africa and an 1878 congress addressing the Balkans.
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The ladder · 15 clues
This city’s Gauleiter for two decades was Joseph Goebbels, and a famous photo taken by Yevgeny Khaldei shows a soldier raising a Soviet flag over this city’s Reichstag.
Due to his actions in this city, Colonel Gail Halvorsen gained the nicknames “Uncle Wiggly Wings” and “The Chocolate Flier.” Supplies were given to this city’s residents during Operation Little Vittles by Americans, who flew planes over this city during a 1948 Soviet blockade. name this European capital city that was divided by the Allies following World War II.
The communist Marinus van der Lubbe was convicted of arson in this city in 1933.
The Four Power Agreement concerned this city, where the Basic Treaty was signed.
German city where that chancellor held an 1878 congress to address the Balkans.
The once-divided German capital city?
In 1963, JFK claimed that it was the “proudest boast” of a free person to be a citizen of this city.
Lucius D. Clay led relief during Operation Vittles which was known as this city’s “Airlift”. name this capital of Germany.
A structure in this city contains the mural “My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love;” that structure was once crossed at Checkpoint Charlie.
One event in this city was codenamed Operation Vittles and was overseen by General Curtis LeMay.
This city was the site of a 1948 airlift which sought to relieve a blockade of it by Soviet forces.
The Herero genocide was an event in the Scramble for Africa, which started after an 1884 conference in this European capital.
Ronald Reagan asked Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” a structure in this European capital city that was divided by a namesake wall.
“Checkpoint Charlie” was a notable crossing point at this city’s namesake “Wall,” which was torn down in 1989. name this city, the capital of Germany.
name this city which became divided by a namesake wall, which is the capital of Germany.
10 more clues from the record
This city was the site of several closed subway stations that became known as “ghost stations.” The Four Power Agreement guaranteed travel to this city, which contained Checkpoint Charlie.
A photograph taken by Yevgeny Khaldei in this city was edited to prevent accusations of looting and depicts a man waving a Soviet flag above a destroyed building.
The June 17 uprising began in this city, and one conference held in this city revised the Treaty of San Stefano after the Balkan Wars.
Leopold II was given control of the Congo in an 1880s conference held in this German capital city.
This city’s underworld is the setting for the film M, and the Institute of Sexology was established in this city.
Speer also made plans to completely revamp this home of the Brandenburg Gate with wider streets and an improved railway system. This city is the capital of Germany.
A street in this city is named after the 17th of June, the date a construction-worker strike boiled over into widespread protests.
A photograph of the Soviet flag being lifted in this non-Russian city was doctored to remove a watch on a soldier’s wrist.
E. Allan Lightner was stopped trying to go to the opera in this city, leading to a tank standoff.

























































































































