by finn ballard | Mar 6, 2017 | Blog
On March 4th, 1944, the U.S. Eighth Air Force would launch its first bombing raid on Berlin soil. After the initial attack, American pilots would join the Royal Air Force’s Bomber Command in strafing the city by day and night. By ceasefire in May 1945, 26,000...
by finn ballard | Mar 6, 2017 | Blog
For quite some time, the Ishtar Gate in the Pergamon Museum has been covered up by scaffolding – a perennial Berlin phenomenon! – but it’s now open for viewing (and crossing through in awe) once more. See you there!
by finn ballard | Mar 3, 2017 | Blog
Dear friends, It’s been a long time since I added a blog post here on my site! 2016 turned out to be an extremely busy and exciting year, with wonderful tours plus my first voice-over work, public speaking engagements, museum curation and a lot of travel....
by finn ballard | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog
On the 21st of July 1944, numerous figures involved or suspected of involvement with the 20th July plot against Adolf Hitler were executed. Claus von Stauffenberg, a Colonel in the German Army, would plan with other military leaders to assassinate Hitler at his...
by finn ballard | Jun 17, 2016 | Blog
On this day in 1953, Soviet troops crushed an uprising by workers in East Berlin. As of June 16th, construction workers had been demonstrating for fair pay and working hours, and would be joined by thousands more dissidents over the next 24 hours. A crowd of some...
