The record
Three segments given to the very unit that demolished the Wall along the British sector, shown beside a V2 rocket and a Harrier.
Three segments are held by the Royal Engineers Museum, displayed among the corps' large Cold War objects alongside a V2 rocket and a Harrier jump jet. The provenance is the point and it is nearly unique in this catalogue: 38 Squadron of the Royal Engineers dismantled the stretch of Wall running along the British sector of Berlin, and when the corps left the city in 1994 it was given three segments in thanks. Almost every other record here describes an object given to someone who wanted a symbol. This one was given to the people who took it down.
How did it get here?
Presented to the Royal Engineers in recognition of their long presence in Berlin, after 38 Squadron demolished the Wall along the British sector. In Gillingham since the early 1990s.
Sources
Listed by the Federal Foundation as #125 and by the Berlin Wall Archive as #144.
Gillingham, GB — The Wall Net ↗
38 Squadron's demolition of the British sector wall, the corps' 1994 departure and the gift of three segments.
General referenceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Royal Engineers Museum ↗
The museum's Cold War gallery and its large objects.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 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.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 125
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.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 144
Source-reported segments: 3. This is not a separately verified count.
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