May Day in Berlin East and West
May Day in Berlin East and West
May Day in Berlin. In East Berlin the May Day Parade is staged as a 5 hour military operation with 250 thousand massed to watch 3,500 goose-stepping troops and a rumbling array of heavy armor and artillery. Under a banner that reads "Down with German Militarism!". The Red Forces march in a show of military muscle, two weeks before the Summit Talks are scheduled to began. The May Day parade in East Berlin with throngs in attendance. A mocked up replica of Sputnik is carried by the people sitting in the grand-stands. MLS - Nikita Khrushchev with his communist buddies watching the parade saluting the Russian military. MS - Tanks. MS - Military trucks pulling soldiers posted at the machine guns set on 4-wheels. MS - People waving at the participants in the parade. MS - Russian army soldiers goose-stepping trouping their colors. Less than a mile away in free West-Berlin nearly a million assemble led by Mayor Willy Brandt. The biggest out-pouring of West Berliners since the end of the war. The slogan is "Freedom For All". Informally staged in contrast with the East-Berliners this May Day demonstration is an impressive answer to Khrushchev s renewed tough talk on the German issue. Mayor Willie Brandt standing on the podium tells the nations of the free world the people of his city are determine to remain their own masters. West Berlin with throngs looking like dots. MS - A banner being carried in the parade with Adenauer's name on it. MCUS - The people in the crowd. CUS - German politicians marching at the front of the walking civilians marchers. OHS - The thousands of West Berliners massed together to celebrate May Day. MS - Mayor Will Brent at the podium. CUSP - Mayor Willie Brent. LS - The crowd and a huge sigh "fur alle" For ever.