Cuban leader Fidel Castro meets Nikita Khrushchev and other Soviet politicians. Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro leaves with their entourage. The Brandenburg Gate as seen from the West Berlin side at the height of the Cold War. Barbed wires on the border of East and West Berlin. The construction of the Berlin Wall. East German soldier guards the border between the two Berlins. East German guard Konrad Schumann jumps over the barbed wire while dropping his PPSh-41 submachine gun as he escapes to West Berlin during the construction of the Berlin Wall. Schumann runs towards and boards a West Berlin police van. Host or narrator of the film shows photographs of Fidel Castro with Nikita Khrushchev and the “Leap into Freedom” photo by West German photographer Peter Leibing. “The communists are the true colonialists, as a matter of fact.” The narrator said as the show reaches its conclusion.
Streets of Berlin crowded during U.S. President Kennedy's visit. President Kennedy's motorcade passing along the streets accompanied by many officials and motorcycles. People of Berlin packed on the side of the streets and in the buildings waving, cheering, and throwing ticker tape. Scene of Airlift Monument which is located in front of Tempelhof Airport. It is reminder of Airlift during the Berlin Blockade. Front-on view of motorcade with President in his convertible, surrounded by Secret Service personnel.
Scenes of crowd and President Kennedy on the stage during his West Berlin visit. The cannon salute to President John F Kennedy and scene of man wearing space suit. President review photos of his current visit. President Kennedy , Konrad Adenauer and west berlin Mayor Willy Brandt in front of microphone. President boards flight and the plane takes off. Aerial view of West Berlin and voice of John F Kennedy repeats. 26 June 1963.
Military trucks move on streets of West Berlin. Soldiers on the streets. Soldiers stand under Friedrichstraße sign. Soldiers on United States and British army tanks. Construction of Berlin Wall in process as East German workers lay fresh cinder blocks with mortar. Military tanks escort 12-year-old British boy to school through narrow area after threats from East Berlin police. View of the famous St Hedwig Cathedral (Hinter der Katholischen Kirche 3 10117 Berlin) walled off by the new Berlin Wall. Soldiers on the East side. A newly wed bride on the East side. Her mother watches from the West.
During Berlin Crisis, Russian staff car drives across border. West Berliners run after it. United States Army tour buses arriving into the Western sector. M-48 tank leaving the area.
Prime Minister of UK, Clement R Attlee leaves Berlin. American flag between the Russian and British flag at Gatow Airport in Berlin. Military Police Guards around Attlee. He shakes hands with officials and boards C-54 plane. Plane warms engine, taxis along field and takes off.
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