Der Eintrag
1991 von der deutschen Luftwaffe zur Eröffnung des amerikanischen Hauptquartiers der Bundeswehr nach Virginia geflogen – aus der Waldemarstraße, Thierry Noir noch schwach darauf zu erkennen.
Die ausführliche Geschichte, die Herkunft und die Quellenangaben dieses Eintrags liegen bislang nur auf Englisch vor.
A segment 3.20 metres high stands in front of the building of the German Armed Forces Command in Reston, Virginia, the Bundeswehr's representation in the United States. The Luftwaffe brought it over in 1991 and it was dedicated at the opening of the new offices.
The commander, General Gero Schachthöfer, has described what it is for in two directions at once: for the soldiers and civilian staff who work in the building it is a daily warning and memorial, and for American visitors it stands for the Cold War, for the overcoming of the division of Germany and Europe, and for a piece of history that many of them personally helped to shape. A small English plaque at the foot records that the division of Berlin ended in November 1989 and dedicates the segment to the spirit of German-American friendship.
It came from Waldemarstraße in Kreuzberg and still carries traces of Thierry Noir's painting — the same street that produced the Citny hearts now split between New Jersey, North Carolina and Basel, the Ibiza segment, the Hennessy fragment at Jarnac and the five in storage in Connecticut. No other address in Berlin has scattered so widely.
The record was left as a bare listing until now because no institutional source could be found for it and the office keeps little public presence. The Federal Foundation's entry supplies one.
Local press has it in front of the command on Sunrise Valley Drive in 2007 and 2014; the 2014 report dates the acquisition to 1990 and the command's arrival to 1991, which is compatible with the Foundation's account of a dedication at the opening.
Wie kam es hierher?
Brought to the United States by the German air force in 1991 and dedicated at the opening of the new command building; from Waldemarstraße in Berlin-Kreuzberg, with traces of Thierry Noir's painting.
Quellen
Gelistet von der Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung als #225 und vom Berlin Wall Archive als #351.
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide, site entry ↗
The 3.20 metre segment in front of the German Armed Forces Command in Reston, its transport by the Luftwaffe in 1991 and dedication at the opening of the new building, General Gero Schachthöfer's statement, the wording of the English plaque, and the Waldemarstraße origin with traces of Thierry Noir's graffiti.
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A Bit of the Berlin Wall, Here in Reston ↗
A four-foot-wide fragment outside the German Armed Forces Command at 11150 Sunrise Valley Drive, which the paper says was acquired in 1990 to commemorate reunification, the command opening its Reston office in 1991.
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‘Hiding’ in Reston Since 1991 ↗
In 2007 a piece of the Berlin Wall, a German flag and a Bundeswehr sign stood in front of the German armed forces command on Sunrise Valley Drive, the command having been in Reston since 1991.
PresseberichtQuelle abgerufen am 2026-09-17
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
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Berlin Wall Archive ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
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