New details emerging about collapse of the Iron Curtain in Hungary
SOURCE: Spiegel Online (5-29-09)
In spring 1989, Hungary began dismantling its fortified border with Austria. A few months later, the first crack in the Iron Curtain opened when hundreds of East Germans fled across the Austrian-Hungarian border. Now new details about the quiet heroes of that historic event are coming to light.
Source:
Spiegel Online
Source URL:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,627632,00.html
Date:
5-29-09

