Remnants of wall linger in German town

Tom Shore, Alexandria, VA — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:20:40 GMT

The Berlin Wall did not divide farming communities in central Germany like Moedlareuth. That was simply the fortified border between West Germany and East Germany. What we Americans know as the Berlin Wall was the wall that surrounded and divided West Berlin from East Berlin and the rest of East Germany.

Remnants of wall linger in German town

John Moore, Springfield, VA — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:59:58 GMT

My wife and I visited this village in the Spring of 2001 on the recommendation of an Inn owner in Schleiz, where we had spent the night. He called the village "Little Berlin". It was a good recommendation. We walked the wall remnants, climbed the guard tower, and tried to read the inscriptions (only in German). We tried to communicate with the villagers in our bad German. What we learned was that families, neighbors, and friends were separated by the wall. Some school children had to go to school in nearby towns because they were on the wrong side of the wall for school. All because a small brook flowing thru the middle of the village was an old division marker between regions.

Remnants of wall linger in German town

Ray, Boston, Mass. — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:44:33 GMT

I don't know if you're reading these comments, but you mistook the Berlin Wall for the border wall. The Berlin Wall only refers to the Wall that divided Berlin. Just a friendly reminder.

Remnants of wall linger in German town

Anthony Kush Radcliff, Ky — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:59:17 GMT

I patrolled the sector where the wall was in Moedlareuth in 1980-1982 as a member of Fox Troop 2/2 ACR. This will not be missed by any free loving people of the world. To have actually seen this wall in use and the BT-11 guard towers remains vivid in my mind today. The world is a better place without it.

Remnants of wall linger in German town

Jeff Davis, Atlanta — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:18:30 GMT

I have visited MOEDLAREUTH also. It is a great side trip to make if you are in Germany to learn about life before the wall came down in 1989. The town's nickname was Little Berlin and George Bush senior visited the West German side of the town when he was Vice President and signed the guest book in 1983. Additionally, the town has a great town museum with cool artifacts and a good movie about the time the wall came down.

I can't recommend a visit highly enough. It was one of our most memorable visits in the former East Germany.

Remnants of wall linger in German town

Till Eulenspiegel, Berlin, Berlin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:34:14 GMT

"the infamous border that divided Germany – known to Americans as the Berlin Wall."

Um, no. The Berlin Wall was a literal wall, in Berlin. The inner German border was a separate entity, since Berlin was far inside East Germany. They were entirely different borders, and it is ludicrously inaccurate to describe another part of the DDR/BRD as the "Berlin Wall".

Remnants of wall linger in German town

Michael E. Maus, Lakeview, Michigan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:34:03 GMT

I was stationed in Berlin from 1970 until 1972. I traveled by train to Frankfurt at night, and I can still remember the dimly lit Eastern Zone towns that actually looked like postcards from pre-war Germany because their economies were so depressed.

Remnants of wall linger in German town

Randy Mosele, Louisville, KY (Hawk5-1989) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:50:33 GMT

I patrolled that sector of the border with E Troop and later H Company of 2/2 ACR also, and remember that town well because it was the only town in our sector that had a wall that went through it. The locals there called it the Berlin Wall. That's good enough for me.