#Airbridge to victory series

No barriers at the Brandenburger Tor no guards at the Potsdamer Platz. Alive and a unity, this was Berlin in the 1930s. This was a city 30 years ago: a city, then one of the greatest in the world, in size and stature ranking with London, Paris, Rome, New York. For the strength of a wall is measured only by the fear of those who built it. Never create a permanent prison for the human spirit. These can never, for long, divide peoples. The erection of barbed wire and barriers. This was particularly the case with 'Background to Berlin', which deals with political issues more than purely military topics, and was widely used in civilian and military circles. After a few issues however, each edition focused on one topic with a more detailed treatment, and the films in this series, although still aimed at military audiences, were more widely distributed. Four to six issues were envisaged every year, using as much library footage as possible from NATO and from national governments and, ideally, requesting not more than 30% of original NATO shooting.

#Airbridge to victory series

Originally conceived as filmed magazines, the films in this series were composed of short reports on specific topics dealing with NATO members which were developed for troop information. The film is part of a the 'Atlantic Review series' developed between 19 by the NATO Information Service.