Harald Jäger
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Harald Jäger is a former East German border officer best known for his pivotal role in opening the Bornholmer Strasse crossing during the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harald Jäger canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East German person
ⓘ
border officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| afterCareer | former border officer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Berlin Wall
ⓘ
Bornholmer Strasse ⓘ
surface form:
Bornholmer Straße
German reunification process ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
East Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Democratic Republic
Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfEventCommand | 1989-11-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
East German border guards
ⓘ
surface form:
East German border troops
East German border guards ⓘ
surface form:
Grenztruppen der DDR
|
| hasRole | checkpoint commander ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to the first opening of a Berlin Wall crossing on the night of 9 November 1989 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| madeDecision | to open the Bornholmer Straße border crossing without clear higher authorization ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance |
German television programs about 1989
ⓘ
international news reports on the Berlin Wall anniversary ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
East German border guards
ⓘ
surface form:
Grenztruppen der DDR
|
| name | Harald Jäger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
allowed East German citizens to cross into West Berlin
ⓘ
ordered guards to stop stamping passports and let people pass freely ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opening the Bornholmer Straße border crossing on 9 November 1989
ⓘ
role in the fall of the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| occupation | border officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
events of 9 November 1989 in Berlin
ⓘ
fall of the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Berlin
ⓘ
Bornholmer Strasse crossing ⓘ
surface form:
Bornholmer Straße border crossing
|
| politicalContext |
collapse of the East German government
ⓘ
end of communist rule in East Germany ⓘ |
| positionHeld | officer in charge at Bornholmer Straße border crossing ⓘ |
| reasonForNotability | first border officer to open a Berlin Wall crossing on 9 November 1989 ⓘ |
| residence | East Berlin ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries on the opening of the Berlin Wall
ⓘ
interviews about the fall of the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
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