Local performers wearing US army uniforms at Checkpoint Charlie are banned

A general view shows the Checkpoint Charlie, a former Berlin Wall crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War, in Berlin, Germany.

According to reports, Berlin authorities has banned local performers from wearing US army uniforms at Checkpoint Charlie.

They said the actors exploited tourists by demanding money for photos at the attraction.

The checkpoint was designated as the only crossing for foreigners and allied troops when the city was divided.

East and West Berlin were separated by the Berlin Wall from 1961-89.

The ban comes as Germany celebrates 30 years since the fall of the Wall, built to prevent residents of Communist East Germany from fleeing to the West.

 

 

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