"History is being made here"
Burkhard Kieker, visitBerlin CEO
As an assistant to the CEO of Lufthansa, the young journalist was supposed to report on what was happening on the other side of the Wall . He heard the news about the opening of the wall while sitting on the sofa at home. Shortly afterwards, he was standing at the Oberbaumbrücke. "When I think back on it, it was certainly one of the most intense nights I've ever experienced," says Burkhard Kieker. "You immediately had the feeling that history was being made here. You didn't have to think about it for long."
Description
The video is one of several interviews with contemporary witnesses conducted by visitBerlin on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The interviewee is visitBerlin Managing Director Burkhard Kieker. At the time of the fall of the Wall, he was assistant to the CEO of Lufthansa and reported on what was happening on the other side of the Wall. In the interview, he talks about how he welcomed the first people at the Oberbaumbrücke border crossing on 9 November. Historical footage from rbb is shown alongside the interview. The visitBerlin logo can be seen in the top right-hand corner. The subtitles of the video can be switched on and off in the YouTube player under settings. For a transcription, the video should be viewed directly on YouTube.