| LC control no. | sh2009002411 |
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| Topical heading | Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 |
| Variant(s) | Checkpoint C, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 Grenzübergangsstelle Friedrich-/Zimmerstrasse, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 Kontrolʹno-propusknoĭ punkt Fridrikhshtrasse, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 KPP Fridrikhshtrasse, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 |
| See also | Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 |
| Found in | Work cat.: Postcards from Checkpoint Charlie, 2008: p. 7 (eight official crossing places, or checkpoints, between East and West Berlin; most famous was Checkpoint 'Charlie' on the Friedrichstrasse between the American and Soviet sectors) Wikipedia, Mar. 13, 2009 (Checkpoint Charlie "Checkpoint C"; the name given by the Western Allies to a crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War; in the Friedrichstadt neighborhood, which was divided by the Berlin Wall; designated as the single crossing point (by foot or by car) for foreigners and members of the Allied forces; The name Charlie came for the letter C in the NATO phonetic alphabet; the Soviets simply called it the Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point and the East Germans officially referred to it as the Grenzübergangsstelle Friedrich-/Zimmerstrasse.) |
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