U.S. Army, Berlin Pamphlet 870-2 From Foreword: "The Army Historical Program is rooted in the conviction that "...the study of the past is useful in understanding the dealing with the present and the future and the study of military history enhances individual perception and compliments experience." Two areas in which insight into the past can be particularly useful are training and public information. As a training and public information pamphlet, "The Story of Berlin Brigade" was first published in the fall of 1975. Since its immediate intent was to provide historically oriented material for newly assigned personnel attending the Brigade's School of Standards, the text alone was reproduced and has since been in use. The "Story" is not a formal unit history, and source references have been intentionally omitted. As its "870" designation implies, however, factual accuracy has been maintained to the greatest extent possible, consistent with the aim of compressing the complex events of 32 years into brief, narrative form. The 1975 edition included the history and campaign credits of the 6th U.S. Infantry, in Berlin since 1950. Based on experience factors, a greatly expanded treatment of the Command's authorized heraldic devices has been added. Wholly new to this edition are appendices dealing with U.S. installations in Berlin; and a short, recommended reading list." Appendices: 1. History of the 6th United States Infantry 2. Campaign Participation Credits of the 6th Infantry 3. Heraldry: Explanations of Patch and Crests 4. U.S. Installations in Berlin 5. Recommended Reading List.

Content: US Army, Berlin Pamphlet 870-2 (revision of 1975 edition). General history of the U.S. occupation of Berlin with emphasis on the formation of the United States Army Berlin Brigade on 1 December 1961. Contents: Foreword; Formation and Lineage; First Sight; Getting Organized; Military Government; Problems and Missions; Blockade and Airlift; New Era--The Brigade in Transition; Between Crises; Intensifying Crisis; The Berlin Wall; Law and Policy; The Americans Are Still Here; Easing Tensions--The Era of Negotiation; Vietnam Era; Brigade of the Seventies; and Then and Now. Appendices: History of the 6th Infantry; Campaign Participation Credits of the 6th Infantry; Heraldry--Explanations of Patches and Crests; U.S. Installations in Berlin; Recommended Reading List. Includes information on: LTG Lucius Clay; Robert Murphy; 82d Airborne Division; 78th Infantry Division; 6th Infantry; 16th Infantry; 18th Infantry; 40th Armor; 94th Artillery; 16th Constabulary Squadron; 759th Military Police Battalion; 287th Military Police Company; Special Troops Battalion; Andrews Barracks; McNair Barracks; Turner Barracks; Roosevelt Barracks; Rose Range; Keerans Range; Parks Range; Steinstuecken; Helmstedt; Operation VITTLES; Berlin Wall; Military Liaison Mission; United Kingdom; France; Soviet Union; Kommandatura; Allied Control Council; Four Power Agreement; and Military Operations in Built-up Areas. [Formerly USAB-2 or USAB-77].