BERLIN, DEUTSCHLAND - 26-28. Oktober 1961 - Panzer der US-Armee M-48A1 stehen im Oktober 1961 am Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin gegen sowjetische Panzer an. Rep
3000 x 2250 px | 25,4 x 19,1 cm | 10 x 7,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
26. Oktober 1961
Ort:
West Berlin, Germany
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BERLIN, GERMANY - 26-28 October 1961 - US Army M-48A1 tanks face off against Soviet tanks at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany in October 1961. Repeated Soviet-instigated efforts to restrict access by American personnel to the Soviet sector continued, substantially increasing tensions in Berlin. To signal American and Allied determination to maintain access rights, the U.S. Army moved ten M-48A1 tanks and three M-59 armored personnel carriers to the Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point - better known as Checkpoint Charlie - usually manned only by US Army military policemen, on October 26. The next day Soviet tanks moved into opposing positions. With the attention of the world fixed on Berlin, American and Soviet tanks, barely one hundred yards apart, faced each other for more than 24 hours with their main guns trained on each other. At the same time, American military and diplomatic personnel with military police escorts continued to move through the checkpoint, exercising their rights to travel into the Soviet sector. On the morning of the 28th Soviet tanks withdrew. Shortly afterwards, the US armour pulled back. The stand-off at Checkpoint Charlie was over - Photo: Geopix/US Army
