Located in East Germany | Located in West Germany |
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Dresden | Heidelberg |
Meissen | Augsburg |
Wittenberg | Hannover |
East Berlin | West Berlin |
Prior to 1989, the cities of the German Democratic Republic [East] and the Federal Republic of Germany [West] were just a few miles apart, but at the same time, they were worlds apart. The Berlin Wall was an insurmountable manifestation of the Iron Curtain through the heart of Berlin.