| Honor West Berlin G I Hero | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1728 |
| Catalog #: | 426403 | |
| Clip Number: | 426403-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 037-076-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:22:43 - 00:23:35 | |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Honors, Military LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, Berlin LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, West PERSONALITIES: Brandt, Willy WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Defector WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Incidents WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: The Wall (Berlin Wall) | |
| Description: | Mayor Willy Brandt honors Specialist Fourth Class Hans Puhl who risked his life under gunfire at the Berlin Wall to rescue a fleeing refugee.The East Berlin guards opened fire at the refugee and the United States soldier fired tear gas, threw a rope and helped cut the barbed wire and pull Michael Meyer to safety. The refugee is recovering after suffering five gunshot wounds. West Berlin's mayor Willy Brandt and an American GI receiving an award and shaking hands. Foreign press. Specialist Fourth Class Hans Puhl shaking hands with Mayor Willy Brandt. The barbed wire that is strung along the top of the Berlin Wall. Michael Meyer laying in a hospital bed wounded by gun fire. Berlin Wall and the post with strung barbed wire. A small crowd of people standing where the incident took place and then the camera pans to bullet holes in a window and gauges from the bullets left in the streets. A kitchen clock that was shattered by gun fire. A piece of clothing that is left hanging on the barbed wire fence. | |
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