| The Berlin Observer- "Another issue hits the streets." This saying has been echoed by countless Army journalists in Berlin. Even as far back as 1945. This year marks the 64th anniversary of the "Observer", and looking back, many styles and formats have changed since the first issue, Dated July 28th, 1945, was published. Volume 1, Number 1 was a one-page affair that boasted one picture. Published by the Group Control Council, the information sheet was appropriately titled "The Grooper". Army journalists back then had to scrounge anything from pencils to printing paper as they collected news in war-torn Berlin. But the deadlines were met and soon "The Grooper" grew to a four-page paper. A brief run of issues as the "Berlin Sentinel" followed, and with the redesignation of the Group Control Council to the Office of Military Government of the United States, the paper was renamed the "OMGUS Observer" in April 1946. It was shortened to the "Berlin Observer" the following November. Never all things to all people, The BerlinObserver.com follows tradition by giving an account of American activities in the Divided City. |
