when and why was the berlin wall built
Despite the defensive reasons given for the wall separating East and West Berlin, the wall was foremost built to prevent residents of East Berlin from leaving to live in West Berlin (part of west Germany).t was built (or rather, started) on 13 August 1961.   The Berlin Wall   Construction of the Berlin Wall started on 13 August 1961. It separated East and West Berlin a â¦ nd plugged the last 'gap' in the Iron Curtain which divided Europe into two blocs.
It was built (or rather, started) on 13 August 1961.   The Berlin Wall   Construction of the Berlin Wall started on 13 August 1961. It separated East and West Berlin a â¦ nd plugged the last 'gap' in the Iron Curtain which divided Europe into two blocs.It remained in place till 9 November 1989.t was built (or rather, started) on 13 August 1961.   The Berlin Wall   Construction of the Berlin Wall started on 13 August 1961. It separated East and West Berlin a â¦ nd plugged the last 'gap' in the Iron Curtain which divided Europe into two blocs.
Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany), starting on 13 August 1961, the wall completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until it was opened in November 1989.efore the Wall's erection, 3.5 million East Germans circumvented Eastern Bloc emigration restrictions and defected from the GDR, many by crossing over the border from East Berlin into West Berlin; from which they could then travel to West Germany and other Western European countries.