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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Friends,
Many thanks for your visit to our Web site. The Allied Museum tells a
unique story full of excitement and drama. Almost like in a fairy tale,
the forces of Good win in the end. Let's take a look back: in the summer
of 1945, the troops of the USA, Great Britain and France marched into
Berlin as victors and occupiers. Along with their war ally, the Soviet
Union, they planned to occupy the German Reich, defeated in World War
II, and liberate it from National Socialism. But a conflict ensued. The
Western victorious powers wanted to rebuild Germany based on the principles
of freedom and democracy. But the Soviet Union considered its own social
system to be the desirable model. Berlin became the showplace of those
conflicts which went down in history as the Cold War. More than once,
the Cold War threatened to become "hot." Nonetheless, we were
all surprised in 1989/90 when Germany was unified in peace and freedom.
What role did the Western forces play in that process? And above all:
how did it happen that the victors of the year 1945 left the city not
quite 50 years later as friends and allies?
In addition to the permanent exhibition, the Allied Museum also features
special exhibitions and organizes events with interesting contemporary
witnesses. The Web site will provide you with relevant information. We
wish you enjoyable reading!
The director and staff of the Allied Museum
To conclude, a note on the Museum's name: since the Soviet blockade in
1948/49, the Berliners meant the Western forces when they spoke of the
"Allies." The Soviet Union had withdrawn from the circle of
war allies.
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