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Jun 1, 2010 · The Berlin Blockade was an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of the United States, Great Britain and France to travel to their respective sectors of the city of Berlin,...
May 9, 2024 · Berlin blockade, international crisis that arose from an attempt by the Soviet Union, in 1948–49, to force the Western Allied powers (the United States, the United Kingdom, and France) to abandon their post-World War II jurisdictions in West Berlin.
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The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control.
1 day ago · The Berlin Blockade of 1948-1949 was one of the first major crises of the Cold War, a decisive event that helped solidify the emerging conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. By attempting to starve West Berlin into submission, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin inadvertently sparked an unprecedented Allied airlift that saved the city ...
The Berlin blockade was a Soviet attempt to force the Allies out of the German capital - but the West responded with history's largest air supply campaign.
