this is in this region known as saxony and leipzig. and that event might have happened and we might talk about the two tiananmens in 1989 but for the fact that the demonstrators in leipzig behaved in two unexpected ways. their numbers were massive. there were over 1 hundred,000 protesters which no one expected and they were peaceful and nonviolent and the deployed troops instead of firing them actually began joining their ranks, and i described that processed based on interviews with police officers and others in the course of the book. it was a remarkable event. it has not been understood as it should be because of a key stepping stone on to the collapse of the wall. because the smugglers smuggled out video images of the failure of the regime to carry out its planned tiananmen and when those made to it western broadcasters and broadcast back to eastern europe that fueled the self-confidence of east germans even more. the protest actually took place around the leipzig center city ring road. the marchers gathered here and marching aroun

back then, it was a part of the communist. >> we overtook military convoys on the way to leipzig.hey were planning something. >> demonstrators have been gathering in the six every monday -- in light sake every monday for several weeks. 70,000 people had joined in protest against the communist dictatorship. >> after a long think, we came up with the church tower because we knew the march would pass below and we would be able to film there safely. the state again the line was that there were just a few drunks and hooligans causing a ruckus on the city road. that and show they were tens of thousands taking part in peaceful demonstrations, that something else was happening. >> the footage was smuggled out into west germany's main evening television show. the report about the leipzig marches was also seen by hundreds of thousands of people seen in east -- living in eastern amini. he was one of them -- living in east germany. this was one of them. but i still get goosebumps when i see it. the protesters were shouting "join us." we were not involved, but we saw the pictures. >> what did

in leipzig, accommodations are filling up. the refugee council says german authorities are quick to provide syrian refugees with residence documents, but once they get the papers, they are often left to fend for themselves. >> when they leave the housing, they also leave the benefits and social support system. they have not learned enough german to be able to cope with everyday life. >> aid organizations say more help should be available for people with refugee status. omar and his family are recognized as refugees. in a few weeks, they will have to face like in germany on the road. -- on their own. >> to hong kong's now where protesters have broken into the main government compound. >> dozens of activists climbed into a courtyard outside of the government offices. police used pepper's ray tube or a cup the demonstration. -- used pepper spray to break up the demonstration. students have been demanding democratic reform. >> stay with us. we will be right back. >> learn german with dw. anytime, anyplace. whether with jo jo and h

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there was another great battle at leipzig. the german empire collapsed, napoleon retreated into france, the writing was on the wall. the british poured money and munitions into europe to defeat napoleon. they did not send men or money to north america. british would have taken status quo ante at any time. in 1813, the coburn raids closed down privateer bases, damaging the property of those who voted for war. at the end of 1813, the economic blockade was stretched all the way up to maine. new england was blockaded, too, this would promote sectional conflict, but british options were very limited. they had a chance to do something they had want to do do for 120 years, to captured northern belgium, the one place you can invade england from. they lost, it was embarrassing, they just didn't have the manpower to do anything serious in europe. europe was far more important than north america, so the idea they had any offensive plans here is untrue. throughout the war, there would be more british troops defending the west independence