1949 - Cold War, Germany: Allies Score Victory As Reds Lift Blockade. May49

1949 - Cold War, Germany: Allies Score Victory As Reds Lift Blockade. May49 17:01:16 Waving crowd. 17:01:25 US & ?? soldiers watch paint instructions on pavement for border inspection. Trucks waiting for road to open; drivers & others playing cards on hood of truck. 17:01:45 Railroad engineers polishing & preparing steam locomotive engines. 17:01:55 Streets being repaired w/ cobblestone & others cleared by women w/ shovels. Barriers are knocked down. German & Russian police shake hands. Border gate raised & trucks moving along autobahn. Sign on overpass (in German): Welcome in Berlin. 17:02:42 General Frank Howley in front of map speaking, SOF: “It doesn’t mean the end of Berlin’s problems. We had quite a few problems before this last this last masterpiece was thought of. It is the hope of everyone that it not only marks a discontinuous of the brutal blockade but it also means a change in spirit on the part of our great wartime Ally. We hope that this will lead to a change of spirit which will make it possible for us to get along in harmony. I hope that they, as others have learned, that the use of force against the United States, Great Britain or France is not a practical or successful instrument of foreign policy. I hope that the Communists who have spent so much time insulting us will realize that we aren’t really such a soft Democracy.” 17:03:43 People waving to airlift plane taking off overhead. American Military Statement; Propaganda; NOTE: Any portion or all sold at per reel rate.