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Dec 22, 2016 · The names of those who lost their lives to, yet again, bring freedom to West Berlin, are engraved in the base of the Luftbrückendenkmal monument, erected at the now abandoned Rhein-Main...
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- Berlin Tempelhof
- The Luftbrückendenkmal in Berlin, Frankfurt and Celle
- West Berlin as An Enclave
- The Berlin Airlift
There are three identical airlift memorials in Germany. Besides the one at Tempelhof, the airports in Celle and Frankfurt am Main also have memorials reminiscent of a hungry hand reaching up. They commemorate the days of the Berlin airlift and all those who lost their lives in it. The curved concrete structures – designed by Eduard Ludwig – have th...
At the end of the Second World War, the Allies occupied Germany and divided it into zones, and the capital Berlin into sectors. Berlin was surrounded by the Soviet zone, and the eastern part of the city was also held by the victorious USSR. The western part of the city was occupied by the Americans, British and French. West Berlin became an enclave...
The unexpected isolation of West Berlin led to serious supply problems, resulting in shortages of electricity and food. The Allies had to find some way of supplying the 2.2 million civilians and the soldiers stationed in their three zones. The only access that was not blocked was the air route, so an airlift was set up to supply the inhabitants. Ev...
At the center of the Frankfurt Airport Berlin Airlift Memorial, or Luftbrückendenkmal in German, there is a large upright concrete structure that resembles the flight paths that Allied planes flew to deliver goods to West Berlin; this monument is a replica of the monument designed by Eduard Ludwig located at the former Tempelhof airport in ...
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This C-47 (ex N1350M) was placed on display at the then US Air Force base at Frankfurt-Rhein Main airport in March 1986, on loan from the USAF Museum. It was soon painted in these markings, showing its original identity (delivered as such in Oct 1944).
At Rhein-Main Air Base, military and civilian supplies from Giessen Quartermaster Depot arrive in trucks of the 67th Transportation Company for transfer to waiting aircraft during the Berlin Airlift. Berlin Airlift Memorial (built in 1985). Memorial with a Douglas C-47 Skytrain (USAF) nearby. Berlin Airlift
- 1945–2005
- United States Air Force
The buildings around the square are now mostly government agencies, in particular police headquarters. The name of the square commemorates the Berlin airlift of 1948/49 (German: Luftbrücke, 'air bridge') in which Tempelhof was the main airfield used; the Berlin Airlift Monument is in the square.
Memorial Site – Airlift Memorial Fassberg. The Berlin Airlift Memorial in Faßberg presents the military history collection of the German Airforce Technical Training Centre.
