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CAN491 SCENES ON THE FRONTIER BETWEEN EAST AND WEST GERMANY
Since 1945 Lauenburg has served as the West German inner German border crossing for cars travelling along Bundesstrasse 5 between East Germany and West Germany. Traffic is subject to Interzonal traffic regulations.
1. vs exterior group...
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CAN066 EAST AND WEST GERMANY COMPETE TO CHOOSE OLYMPIC TEAMS
West and East German ski jumpers meet to decide who will represent an united Germany in the Winter Olympics.
1. ws high angle town
2. ws ski jump
3. las sign Grosse Olympia Sprungschanze
4. cu No.23 Alfred Brettschneider kicks off for...
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CAN934 ROMANIAN BOOK EXHIBITION HELD IN FRANKFURT
The Romanian Book Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, West Germany.
1. mcu sign in German for Romanian Book Exhibition
2. ms visitors looking at books
3. mcu books on shelf
4. mcu man picks up book on Tudor Arghezi
5. mcu man reads book
6....
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CAN432 EAST AND WEST GERMAN NEGOTIATORS MEET IN WEST BERLIN TO DISCUSS PASSES
East and West German negotiators Erich Wendt and Horst Korber meet in West Berlin for further talks on pass agreements for the Berlin Wall.
1. mcu travel office sign 'Verkehrsamt'
2. ms a cameraman stands next to a brass plaque: 'The...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
The boundary line between East and West Berlin, with civilians and warning signs
WS Sign reads "You are leaving the American sector" repeated in Russian, German, and French / MS same sign with civilians mainly children and police standing on street corner around sign, downed tree nearby, children running and walking...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Toys come to life in a German toy store at Christmastime
Title superimposed on falling snow, "Pre-Holiday Fantasy... 'Midnight in Toyland'" / Soft focus of snow falling around a cupola / a night watchman with a lantern moves the clock hands to display midnight / He walks through a toy...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Winter storms and frigid temperatures plague Europe, causing flooding and deaths in February of 1956
Title: "Winter Storms Continue to Batter Europe" superimposed over snowy river and city / VS icebreaker ships plow through the Danube River / VS water and ice flow under bridge / people push rowboat on slushy street in Vilshofen / MS man...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Whitsuntide East German youth festival; anti-West demonstration; wheel gymnastics
Title card: "Germany - Contrast in Youth" / Brandenburg Gate / CU poster for East German youth organization hanging between columns, can see FDJ emblem on it, buildings in bg / West sector youth with bicycles / US soldier on bicycle,...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Britain returns island of Helgoland in North Sea to German sovereignty
Title "Helgoland - North Sea island begins era of peace" superimposed over people gathered for ceremony, flags flying / shot from boat of Helgoland / map showing location of Helgoland in North Sea / shot from boat of wrecked buildings on...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Two 13-week-old polar bear cubs at Nuremberg Zoo in West Germany play indoors and get baths
Title card: "Mischief Begins at 13 Weeks - The Bear Facts!" / VS CU two polar bear cubs play with balloons / VS cub on kitchen counter plays with egg, knocks it on floor, dumps over pot containing liquid / VS two women put cubs in wooden...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
People in Germany attend church service to celebrate Christmas
Title Card: "Germany" / People carrying candles going into Roman Catholic church at night in snow / people in Roman Catholic church / CU side view face of bearded man in Roman Catholic Church, snow flake on his jacket / CU Young girl's...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Christian Democrats win West German elections for Bundestag, lower house of Parliament
Title "German election report: Adenauer landslide victory for the West" superimposed over West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer holding bouquet of flowers while posing for photo opportunity / shot of exterior of Bundestag Building in...
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SYND 27-5-72 AGREEMENT SIGNED TO REGULATE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ACROSS EAST AND WEST GERMAN BORDERS
State secretaries of East and West Germany, Egon Bahr and Michael Kohl, sign agreement to regulate the flow of traffic across their borders
1) ms Egon Bahr (left) and Michael Kohl (right) at table
2) zoom cu, Bahr signing document
3)...
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SYND 29 5 67 PORSCHE WIN 1,000 KM RACE AT NUERBURGRING
The team of Joe Buzzetta of Italy and Udo Schuetz of West Germany win the 1000 kilometer Nueburgring sports car race, in Porsches
1. gv spectators in stands
2. Joe Buzzetta and Udo Schuetz cross finish line, waved by chequered flag
3....
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SYND 29/03/1972 MASS INOCULATION AFTER SMALLPOX OUTBREAK IN HANOVER
Mass inoculation after outbreak of smallpox in Hanover, West Germany.
1. gv plane on tarmac, pan airport building with "Hannover" sign on.
2. various of newspaper headlines about smallpox outbreak
3. ms vaccine stocks in refrigerator...
British Movietone
BATH TUB RACING
The first race for powered bathtubs across Sydney Harbour. No place for scrubbers as competitors meet the wash. And in West Berlin the European outboard championships make quite a splash too. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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ALLIES CRUSHING AIR POWER -
Shots taken from an aircraft on it's way to a raid show the extent of the flood waters between Nijmegen and Cleve. Allied bombing has destroyed many German towns here we see Goch and Wittenberg. The heavy bombers continue to attack many...
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THE BATTLE FOR CLEVE -
Pictures of Field-Marshal Montgomery's advance to Cleve have now reached London. Germany was entering the Reichswald Forest area and the enemy pushed back in a determined action. The capture of Cleve marked the end of phase one of...
British Movietone
FOUR POWER CONFERENCE
The Allied Control Building in the American sector of Berlin was the eventual choice for the four-power conference. The four Foreign Ministers arrived with their delegations to start the all-important talks. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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THE CHRISTMAS SCENE
The Christmas season is now making its familiar, world-wide impact and for tens of thousands of Australians the street pageant in Adelaide is one highlight. In Dusseldorf, street illumination is the feature of the Christmas decorations,...
British Movietone
STALIN'S BERLIN TRIBUTE -
Many wreaths were brought across by Russians and East Berliners from the Soviet Sector to be placed on the Soviet War Memorial. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
British Movietone
BERLIN RIOTS -
In West Berlin, during a demonstration to honour those who died in last year's East Berlin riots, Communists caused considerable disturbance and arrests were made. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
British Movietone
A NEW ARRIVAL
At Munich Zoo, famous for breeding chimpanzees, there has been a happy event - mother and child are both doing well. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...