Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally visits Berlin, Germany

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally visits Berlin, Germany

1961

Sec. Connally, Maj. Gen. Albert Watson, Brig. Gen. Frederick O. Hartel, and other officers taking their places in demonstration stand. VS, Sec and party watching combat-in-cities demonstration. Scenes shot at border between East and West Berlin. A 40mm lens was used: ELSs, East German troops working around armored car in field. Trucks and tanks lined up near building. East German guards stationed at various points. East German checking and repairing a double border fence. Guards checking people as they pass thru border.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6441673

National Archives at College Park

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Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993

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John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was an American politician. He served as the 39th Governor of Texas and as the 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury. He began his career as a Democrat and later became a Republican in 1973. Born in Floresville, Texas, Connally pursued a legal career after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. During World War II, he served on the staff of James Forrestal and Dwight D. Eisenhower before transferring to the Asiati...

Watson, Albert, 1909-

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Albert Watson II (1909-1993) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, he rose through the ranks, serving in Hollandia, Hawaii, Lezte, Okinawa and Japan during World War II, and from 1950 to 1953 was on the faculty of the Army War College. He was a corps commander in the Korean War and afterwards returned to Washington to serve on the Army General Staff from 1955 to 1958. He then served as Commanding General of the 24th Infantry (19...

Hartel, Frederick O., general

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