Joachim Bitterlich
Senior advisor to Chancellor Helmut Kohl during German reunification; provides first-hand recollections of events around the fall of the Berlin Wall and the diplomatic process leading to reunification.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 11min
The reunification of Germany
Joachim Bitterlich, senior advisor to Chancellor Helmut Kohl during reunification, offers first-hand recollections. He recounts the chaotic night the Wall fell. He describes Kohl’s rapid ten-point plan and tense diplomacy with Gorbachev, European leaders and the US. He reflects on the treaty that restored German sovereignty and the long work of rebuilding a united nation.
