The History of Berlin's U8 U-Bahn │ Part 2 - The North

The U8 is one of Berlin’s most important U-Bahn lines, but its history is anything but straightforward. From its construction to its role during the Cold War, this video explores how the line was built, the challenges it faced, and how it has evolved over the years. What went right? What went wrong? And what makes the U8 unique among Berlin’s subway lines?

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Sources (Parts 1-4)

U8: Von Gesundbrunnen nach Neukölln, Axel Mauruszat & Alexander Seefeldt
U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Berlin, Robert Schwandl
Berlin U-Bahn, Brian Hardy
Bonnie’s Ranch: Berlin’s notorious psychiatric hospital, Benji Haughton https://www.the-berliner.com/politics...
Die Schlacht am Schlesischen Bahnhof, Ulrich Zander https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/di...
Stumbling Through the Past: A Tour of Berlin's Jewish Quarter, Simon J. James https://voicemap.me/tour/berlin/stumb...

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Image Rights

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Dalldorf Asylum
Friedrich Albert Schwartz (1836 - 1906) - Archiv des Heimatmuseums Reinickendorf, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

T4 Order
Marcel (Photographer)Derivative work MagentaGreen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Little Boy (Atom Bomb)
US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Nuclear Explosion
U.S. Department of Energy, Public Domain

Pankstrasse Blast Doors
René Krüger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Brandenburg Gate, 1945
Bundesarchiv, B 145 Bild-P054320 / Weinrother, Carl / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Map of Two Germanies
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Iron Curtain Map
Map by Sémhur, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Kampfgruppen am Brandenburger Tor, 1961
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Egon Schultz
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