by Nina Willner
Wandlitz Forest Settlement, 194
Warsaw Pact, 17, 108, 171, 254, 315
West Berlin. See also Berlin Wall
fall of Wall and, 326–30
founding of, 79
Hanna and Eddie’s visit to, 299–300, 300
use of term, 361
West Germany
Bundesnachrichtendienst, 126–27
Cold War begins and Iron Curtain descends, 17–30
diplomatic relations with East Germany, 188, 197, 202
founding of, 79
joining NATO, 108
opening of East German border, 325–30
postwar division, 7–8, 14–16, 17–18
sealing of East German border, 87–88
use of term, 362 “West of the Wall” (song), 156
Wetzel, Günter, 230
Wilk, Paul, 92
Willner, Albert. See Albert
Willner, Eddie. See Eddie
Willner, Hanna. See Hanna
Willner, Nina. See Nina
Windsor Castle, 89
Witt, Katarina, 313
women in the military, 247–48
WAC (Women’s Army Corps), 248
Workers’ Uprising of 1953, 95–97, 96, 99–100
World Championships, 309–12
Yeltsin, Boris, 345
Young Pioneers, 69–70, 84–86, 112–15, 151, 209, 210–11, 362
youth movement, 68–70, 84–86, 112–14, 151, 269
ZDF (broadcaster), 231
Zehlendorf, 298–99, 316
ZSU-23-4 “Shilka,” 271
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
NINA WILLNER is a former U.S. Army intelligence officer who served in Berlin during the Cold War. Following a career in intelligence, Nina worked in Moscow, Minsk, and Prague, promoting human rights, children’s causes, and the rule of law for the U.S. government, nonprofit organizations, and a variety of charities. She currently lives in Istanbul, Turkey. Forty Autumns is her first book.
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CREDITS
Cover design by Ploy Siripant
Cover photographs: Berlin Wall © Stockfolio/Alamy; details © istockphoto/Getty Images; woman © Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images
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