Eyewitness Videos • Historical Overview

Sequence 1: Siegfried

When the wall came down, what were the three emotions Siegfried experienced?

Sequence 2: Voelker

When the Wall came down, how did Volker experience it? Why do you think he and his parents felt it was best to wait a few days before crossing over into the West?

Sequence 3: Simone

Simone’s reaction to the events surrounding the fall of the wall was quite different than Volker’s. In what respect was it different?

Sequence 4: Nordhof

How does Mr. Nordhoff recall the evening the Wall opened? From what you have read and heard so far about the fall of the Berlin Wall, who's reaction do you think was most typical of East Germans that night: Volker's, Simone's, or Mr. Nordhoff's? How do you think you might have reacted? What would you have done?