Checkpoint Charlie (or " Checkpoint C ") was the Western Bloc 's name for the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991), [1] …

May 26, 2024 · October 1962: As the Cuban Missile Crisis pushed the U.S. and USSR to the brink of nuclear war, American and Soviet troops again took up positions at Checkpoint Charlie, …

The site became famous through a single event: In October 1961, U.S. and Soviet tanks engaged in a menacing standoff in the middle of Berlin. Photos of this event were seen around the …

Jun 22, 2015 · Checkpoint Charlie was first set up in August 1961, when communist East Germany erected the Berlin Wall to prevent its citizens from fleeing to the democratic West.

Checkpoint Charlie, the best known official crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. It was the designated crossing point for foreign tourists and dignitaries …

Dec 15, 2025 · Located at the intersection of Friedrichstrasse in Berlin, Checkpoint Charlie was the main crossing point between East Berlin (controlled by the Soviet Union) and West Berlin …

Mar 14, 2025 · Checkpoint Charlie was the Allied crossing point from the US sector into the Soviet sector of Cold War divided Berlin. The final of three crossing points, named after the NATO …

The most famous crossing point between East and West during the Cold War, the iconic outpost in Berlin known as “Checkpoint Charlie” was a symbol of the post-World War II conflict …

Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union over access to the outpost city of Berlin and its Soviet-controlled eastern sector had increased to the point of direct military confrontation.

In the 1983 film The Day After, NATO forces cross the border in an attempt to break a Soviet military buildup in East Germany. The attack backfires, resulting in a Soviet invasion of West …