Mayor Willy Brandt of West Berlin stands in silent tribute after placing a wreath at Bernauer Strasse at the foot of wooden cross along the Berlin Wall. Brandt laid wreaths at memorials along a part of the 26 mile long Communist wall on its third anniversary, paying homage to the memory of 53 persons who died trying to flee Communist East Berlin.Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 – 8 October 1992), was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 1964–1987.
Photo measures 8 x 10 in.
