| BORDER INCIDENT East Germans Restrict Traffic Into Berlin | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5037 |
| Catalog #: | 365086 | |
| Clip Number: | 365086-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 69/21 | |
| Timecode: | 01:49:05 - 01:50:08 | |
| Location: | Berlin; Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1969 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMONSTRATIONS: Protest ELECTIONS: Misc INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Border Crossings & Customs LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, Berlin | |
| Description: | BORDER INCIDENT aka ROADS INTO & OUT OF BERLIN BLOCKED BY COMMUNISTS IN LATEST BUILD-UP OF EAST-WEST TENSION Communists block roads into and out of city of Berlin to protest against elections. East Germans are blocking roads to Berlin, this is partially in response to the West German elections of which they disapproved. Berlin, Germany GV the checkpoint with railway crossing and trucks. General views of Allied checkpoint at Helmstedt showing American Stars and Stripes, British Union Jack and French Tricolor flags. Tanker truck driving. CU Pan heavy lorry approaching Allied checkpoint. Pan to GV of checkpoint. CU Building at checkpoint showing board which says Allied Checkpoint. Pan to heavy lorry coming to a halt. Pan to US army truck driving. Soldiers standing. French and British personnel on duty at checkpoint. SV French personnel standing beside road as car approaches towards camera. CU British soldier holding up halt sign. CU German police inside booth. SV Line of cars parked on side of road. Couple in car drives up to soldiers. Soldier holding sign "Halt - Polizei". Soldiers in booth. The road. Army trucks lined up. SV Line of lorries parked on road waiting to go through checkpoint. SV Heavy lorries parked on side of road. CU West German in uniform looking through binoculars. Shots of Russian guards and East German guards on other side of checkpoint and on high tower. Russian guard on other side of checkpoint. LV Russian guard on high tower. Pan to the Russian checkpoint. SV Russian checkpoint. SV Guards on duty with barriers down at Russian checkpoint. East German soldiers patrolling. Pan to board which says Deutsche Democratic Republic. 3 soldiers with guns on other side. East German guards at checkpoint with barriers down. | |
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