mask that. outfit is this is a we take a trip back in time that is the theme of the series this week and the reason why yesterday we looked since the history of the brandenburg gate checkpoint charlie is a novel but in major la mothe the museum that office visit has a glimpse of the struggles germans had during the time of the. during the cold war checkpoint charlie was the best known border crossing between east and west berlin today it s one of the german companies biggest tourist attractions after world war two the four wartime allies divided up the city this was a gateway between the american and soviet sectors checkpoint charlie museum was opened in one nine hundred sixty two a year after the wall was built and documented the walls impact on people s lives and how it eventually fell. to five this museum stands