Social cohesion
From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the German Unity
Look back with us on the epochal events that took place in 1989/90 in our video. From the first gap in the Iron Curtain on the border between Hungaria and Austria, to the special importance that Mikhail Gorbatchev played for the end of Germany's and Europe's division, up to the momentous night of 9 November.
Former Federal Minister of Finance, Theo Waigel, former Federal President and State Secretary Horst Köhler, the historians Brendan Simms and Werner Plumpe, as well as other contemporary witnesses look back on the different aspects of a very special year.
The film, which was produced five years ago, also provides fascinating facts about KfW's extensive involvement in the ‘Aufbau Ost’ programme, the withdrawal of Russian troops from eastern Germany and the provision of over 44,000 flats in their home country.
30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall - KfW and Germany's reunification
(KfW Bankengruppe/Detlev Karres/Thomas Schuch/Stephan Sperl).
KfW and the reunification
We show graphics, retrospects, facts and figures on the reconstruction of Eastern Germany.
Learn morePublished on KfW Stories: 25 October 2019, updated on 9 October 2024.
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