Troop arrival and visit of Vice Pres Lyndon B. Johnson to Berlin, Germany Part 1

Description

CU, sign: "Checkpoint Bravo, Operated By The 287th Military Police Co." MSs, French, British, American, West German, and Berlin flags flying above checkpoint. MS, CU, Brig. Gen. Frederick O. Hartel speaking on radiophone at door of sedan. The general walks twd the camera. MS, Brig. Gen. Hartel enters checkpoint building. CU, sign over doorway: "Bravo Check Point US Personnel Report Here." LS, lead jeep of convoy enters checkpoint. Col. Glover A. Johns gets out of jeep and greets Brig. Gen. Hartel. Newsmen gather around them. MSs, troop convoy of the 1st Battle Group, 18th Inf, 8th Inf Div, passing thru the checkpoint. MS, sign: "For the next 2 miles you will be in the Soviet Zone do not stop." Moving shots of trucks on the autobahn. Convoy entering Berlin on the autobahn. Crowds line either side of road. Troop convoy driving thru streets lined with cheering, waving people. Cut-in., cheering people and the American soldiers waving as they drive past.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection