Berlin Airlift during post-World War II blockade of Berlin and final lifting of blockade. U.S. Brigadier General Frank L. Howley stands before a map of Berlin as he speaks about final lifting of Berlin blockade. Two officers work at airport control tower. U.S. Army Air Forces C-54 Skymaster transport aircraft takes off from a runway.
Scenes from the Berlin Airlift. Views of transportation facilities shut down by the Soviets in June 1948. Glimpse of the city of Berlin, followed by views of empty railroad lines; barges idled in a canal; parked and silent trolley cars. Next, a U.S. Air Force Douglas C-54 Skymaster transport aircraft (military version of DC-4) is seen landing in Templehof aerodrome in Berlin. German children stand on a hill watching and waving at another C-54 on final approach to Templehof. A C-54 flying close to buildings on its final approach to the airport, followed by another landing near a line of trucks filled with goods brought in by the airlift. A military truck unloading supplies from C-54, tail number 42-72548, as another C-54 taxis up close behind it. Several C-54 airlift planes taxiing in a line on the Templehof ramp.
People and children walking on a snow-clad road. Area around the Berlin Tiergarten with jeeps and car parked on the road. Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) seen in background. Black market crowd seen in front of the Reichstag- the seat of the German Government in Berlin. Policeman directing the traffic. Soldier trying to click the picture of Russian War Memorial. Russian soldier bartering with a German civilian in post World War 2 Berlin.
President Harry S. Truman of the United States visits Berlin after World War II. President's plane lands on ground at the Gatow Airport in the outskirts of Berlin, after an aerial inspection of Berlin. Secret serviceman keeps a watch in sky. Security guards and officials at the airfield. President Truman surrounded by secret servicemen, descends from the plane after aerial inspection. He moves towards terminal building.
President Harry S. Truman of the United States visits Berlin after World War II. Ruined buildings in the city of Berlin. Buildings destroyed by bombing and street fights. German government buildings destroyed by bombs. Pedestrians on streets of Berlin with rubble of buildings on either side of street. An abandoned artillery or anti-aircraft gun in the street. Ruins of buildings and houses all over the city, rubble on each and every street. United States soldiers talk near remains of a building. Two soldiers walk with two German girls on streets.
President Harry S. Truman of the United States visits Berlin after World War II. Damage done to the city by wartime bombardment and street fights. Views of rubble, burned and damaged buildings, some of them completely destroyed. Civilians on streets Motorcade of President through the streets of Berlin. Views from moving car passing monuments and landmarks along Unter Den Linden, the Victory Monument and through the Brandenburg Gate. German women and girls on streets. Skyline of Berlin with ruins of buildings.
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