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The Western Allies organised the Berlin Airlift (German: Berliner Luftbrücke, lit. "Berlin Air Bridge") from 26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949 to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin, a difficult feat given the size of the city and the population.
On June 26, 1948 the Berlin Airlift – die Luftbrücke (air bridge) in German – began operation. Everything the Berliners needed to survive — from groceries to gasoline – would come to them only by air until the end of September 1949. The airlift lasted over 15 months and cost more than $224 million. The Airlift Memorial.
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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...
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Jun 24, 2022 · The Berlin Airlift Begins On June 24, 1948, Soviet forces blockaded all road, rail and water routes into Berlin's Allied-controlled areas, stifling the vital flow of food, coal and other...
The Berlin Airlift 1948/49. Three years after Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945 and the resulting occupation by the four victorious powers, Berlin experienced a crisis that from today’s perspective appears as the first great conflict of the Cold War. The Soviet blockade of West Berlin confronted the Western powers with ...
Jun 11, 2018 · The round-the-clock operation, which became known as the Berlin Airlift, sustained the residents of West Berlin for over a year, and secured the freedom of West Berlin from Soviet control. The Soviet blockade. Berlin lay more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) inside of the Soviet-controlled eastern sector.
Oct 24, 2018 · The Berlin Airlift. by Stephan Wilkinson 10/24/2018. Share This Article. In early 1948, Stalin ordered a blockade of all land routes to Berlin, spurring the greatest airborne relief operation in history. No city of 2.5 million people had ever been supplied wholly by air, until the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift. Food.
