The record
Three sections set at deliberately different angles to read as crumbling, falling and standing, near Smith Lake.
Three sections stand near Smith Lake, about 400 feet from the Buffalo Soldier Monument. They are set at deliberately different angles, and the memorial's design concept names each one: “The Berlin Wall begins to crumble”, “The Berlin Wall falls” and “Democracy remains”. Most installations in this catalogue set segments upright as they stood; this is one of the few that uses the arrangement itself to tell a story, and it is the only one that stages collapse.
How did it get here?
The three sections came from near Checkpoint Charlie and were donated to the post because of the worldwide reach of the US Army Command and General Staff College, which trains officers from allied armies.
Sources
Listed by the Federal Foundation as #194 and by the Berlin Wall Archive as #126.
The Berlin Wall — City of Leavenworth, Kansas ↗
The Checkpoint Charlie origin, the donation to the post on account of the Staff College, and the three named stages of the design concept.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Fort Leavenworth, KS — The Wall Net ↗
Site record and position relative to the Buffalo Soldier Monument.
General referenceSource 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 194
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 126
Source-reported segments: 3. This is not a separately verified count.
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