The guard who opened the Berlin Wall

November 06, 2014 21:41

Ordinary people often pave the way for the extraordinary. On November 9,1989, East German border guard Harald Jager opened the first Berlin Wall crossing at 11.30 pm. Amid confusion and without clear orders from above, Jager made the snap decision to open the barrier at Bornholmer Strasse -- but the former guard, now 71, refuses to take credit.

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