The second key figure was West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who rushed into the opened breach, overriding his Allies’ caution, while the third actor was the East German people, who rushed into the streets, regardless of the risks, to demonstrate and push reunification forward.
第二号人物则是时任西德总理的赫尔穆特·科尔，当时他不顾西方盟友的警告冲向柏林墙的缺口，而第三个重要的人物则是冒着危险涌向街头的东德人民，正是他们的示威推动了统一的进程。