View of the "Olympic Village" during the 1972 Summer Olympics. Athletes, in civilian clothes, walk about in the garden walkways of the village, where they are housed. A small banner, labeled USA, hangs from one apartment balcony. Another,larger banner, reads: "U.S.A. Cycling. Track-Road Olympic Team. Its great to be part of the best. Go Harder."The banner is topped with 4 small American flags.
International Military Games under auspices of CISM (Conceil International Du Sports Militaire). View from a moving bus as it proceeds along an autobahn (highway) in Munich, Germany. About a dozen bluish colored flags are seen grouped in the space between the highway lanes. The view shifts to inside the bus, filled with military athletes in civilian clothes headed to the military olympics. The scenery outside is pleasant, with many green spaces and occasional housing units. The bus approaches a built-up area where another cluster of bluish flags is seen. The Olympiaturm (Olympic tower) marking the Olympiapark for the 1972 Olympic Summer Games, is seen out the bus window. (Note: those games will commence right after the CISM military games.)
The 1972 Summer Olympic games (XX Olympiad) in Munich, Germany. Men and women athletes, in civilian clothes, stroll about and relax in the garden walkways of the "Olympic village." A woman, with long hair, sits in the garden. An olympic official strolls amongst the athletes.
The Olympic Stadium in the Olympiapark in Munich, Germany prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics. An athlete gives autographs to people. People walk about.
U.S. Army cameraman set up on Theresienwiese plaza near Statue of Bavaria, in front of the Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame) in Munich, Germany. Closeup of him as cars drive past. View shifts to behind him, with flags of nations participating in the Olympic Summer Games. Behind the flags.St. Paul's Church can be seen in the distance. Unseen camera zooms in on the Army photographer. Scene shifts to him near street sign pointing to other German cities. The flags and St. Paul's church are clearly seen. Traffic continues to move on the streets. Unseen camera pans up the street sign showing "Pasing; Kempten,Memmingen; Landshut;Stuttgart; and Regensburg." An double tram passes close to the photographer. A change of scene shows him on a street near a poster advertising Löwenbräu beer. Pedestrians walk past and around him.