anonymous@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhat's something you just learned, that you should have known for a while?message-squaremessage-square171fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down110
arrow-up1157arrow-down1message-squareWhat's something you just learned, that you should have known for a while?anonymous@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square171fedilink
minus-squareshroomato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down1·10 months agoThat West Berlin was an enclave deep within GDR, completely encircled by the Berlin wall. For some reason I thought that Berlin was right at the border between FRG and GDR with the wall splitting it in half.
minus-squareDarienGS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoThat would have made a lot more sense than what actually happened.
minus-squareKool_Newt@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoThis blows my mind every time I’m reminded.
That West Berlin was an enclave deep within GDR, completely encircled by the Berlin wall. For some reason I thought that Berlin was right at the border between FRG and GDR with the wall splitting it in half.
That would have made a lot more sense than what actually happened.
This blows my mind every time I’m reminded.