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Berlin airlift: How “candy bombers” saved West Berlin. Learn about the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948–49 and the U.S. and British airlift of food, fuel, and other supplies for the people there. (more) See all videos for this article.
Jun 24, 2022 · June 24, 2022 | By Katie Lange, DOD News |. June 26 marks the 74th anniversary of the beginning of the Berlin Airlift, America's first major test of resolve during the Cold War and one of the...
Sep 14, 2018 · Home / Supplying a City By Air: The Berlin Airlift. “Operation Vittles,” better known as the Berlin Airlift, began when the Soviet Union blockaded the western zone of Berlin. For 18 months, Allied forces flew round-the-clock, bringing 2.3 million tons of supplies to Berlin by air.
Jun 27, 2018 · Home. Topics. Cold War. Why the Berlin Airlift Was the First Major Battle of the Cold War. American and British pilots ferried some 2.3 million tons of supplies into West Berlin on a total of...
Jun 25, 2018 · June 26 marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Berlin Airlift, America’s first major test of resolve during the Cold War and one of the largest humanitarian aid missions in history....
The Berlin Airlift: From the position of the cockpit, WWII pilots Chuck Childs and Gail Halvorsen commit themselves to one of the greatest examples of humanitarian aid. September 14, 2020. The war in Europe was over. The bodies left behind were buried in cemeteries or would never be found.
Jun 1, 2010 · Updated: November 9, 2022 | Original: June 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...
