On 9 November, many GDR citizens gathered in front of their television sets as the Central Committee of the SED held a press conference in Berlin. An unexpected statement by government representative Günter Schabowski goes down in GDR history as the most momentous oversight and paves the way for the fall of the Wall. --- Discover more unique insights into historical television archives (1952 - today) and subscribe to our channel now: / @footageberlin For archive research, material viewing and provision, rights clearance and commercial licensing visit: https://rbb-media.de/lizenzen/footage... --- #footageberlin #berlin #archive