Berlin Crisis - Tragedy Of Those Who Tried To Cross From East To West AKA Berlin Crisis (1960-1961)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) Pan up from road surface to deserted Platz and Brandenburg Gate. MS Pan US Senator Democrat Hubert Humphrey (later US Vice-President from 1965-1969) visiting West Berlin during the Berlin crisis, with Brandenburg Gate in background. (2 shots). Various shots, Lebanese demonstrator who carries a large cross on his back bearing the words “Humanity“, he is turned back by East German police. MS & LS The “Humanity“ cross laid against the barbed wire barrier in front of Brandenburg gate. MS Along the dividing wall marked out with large concrete blocks. Various shots, young West Berliners throwing smoke bombs and stones across the barbed wire boundary at East German guards. MS East German workers, starting work on the Berlin Wall, stand around behind the barrier fence. LS Watch turret belonging to East Berlin. Various shots, East German workers building the dividing wall by using
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