There was a short film showing on a loop near Checkpoint Charlie in the days leading up to the balloon release. I find looking back at the times when Berlin was divided so interesting - the city has changed so much! Some parts of it are even unrecognizable from before. This was a sign the West Berliners put up to remind the young men in the watchtowers in East Berlin to think instead of shooting. Good advice, I think, but probably not heeded. For more signs, take a look at Signs, Signs.
More people should listen to this advice.
ReplyDeleteThinking before doing anything is generally good advice!
DeleteI agree with Marleen. There would be less fighting. Great find.
ReplyDeleteIt's true. I didn't recognize much earlier this year of what I had seen before when I last visited East and West Berlin/Germany. All for the good. All for the good.
ReplyDeleteNot heeded probably because they had no choice. I have a good friend who as an Ossi, when the time came for his military service said: 'please please pretty please don't let them send me to the border' because he knew that he might HAVE TO shoot...
ReplyDeleteYes, if they didn't shoot, their loyalty would probably be questioned and they'd be in trouble too. Amazing to think these days are not so long ago...
DeleteSpooky times indeed.
ReplyDeleteTimes that people would like to put aside, but also times that can't be forgotten. A great warning.
ReplyDeleteReverse propaganda! Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteExcellent sign. Perhaps it saved a few lives, but what a tragedy that people were killed trying to cross that wall. Can't believe the wall has been gone that long.
ReplyDeleteGreat sign.
ReplyDeletenice sign.
ReplyDeletefrankly my dear
Great message. It could be useful in lots of places, I think.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting sign filled with history...
ReplyDeleteA reminder of how hard it was, and how tragic!
ReplyDeleteThere are times it seems like it wasn't that long ago, and other times that it feels like another lifetime.
ReplyDeleteThis is a somber message. The tension in those days must have been strong.
ReplyDeleteI doubt they did think, the ones I saw looked quite mean
ReplyDeleteA very grim reminder of how it used to be.
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