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Jun 1, 2010 · Learn about the Berlin Blockade, a Soviet attempt to isolate the western sectors of Berlin in 1948, and the Allied response of the Berlin Airlift. Find out how this crisis marked the beginning of the Cold War and the division of Germany.
May 9, 2024 · Date: June 24, 1948 - May 12, 1949. Location: Berlin. Germany. Participants: France. Soviet Union. United Kingdom. United States. Context: Cold War. Key People: Lucius D. Clay. Ernst Reuter. Harry S. Truman. On the Web: Khan Academy - Start of the Cold War - The Berlin airlift and the creation of NATO (May 09, 2024)
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The Soviet blockade of Berlin was lifted at one minute after midnight on 12 May 1949. A British convoy immediately drove through to Berlin, and the first train from West Germany reached Berlin at 5:32 a.m.
Learn about the Berlin Blockade, a Cold War crisis in 1948 when the Soviet Union cut off all access to West Berlin. Explore the documents and resources to examine President Truman's decision to launch the Berlin Airlift.
Four days later, on June 24th, Soviet forces implemented a full-scale blockade of Allied zones in West Berlin. The Russians closed the land corridors, halting Allied road and rail shipments and sending them back to their points of origin.
