The blockade of Berlin was the first serious crisis of the Cold War. By 1948, the Western allies began moving towards consolidating their occupation zones in Western Germany into a single ...

The humanitarian mission known as the Berlin Airlift would be the only source of vital supplies for more than two million people until May 12, 1949, when the Soviet Union lifted the blockade. The ...

This became known as the Berlin Blockade. Berlin could now only be accessed by air, resulting in a restriction on the freedom to travel outside Berlin for all Germans. A shortage of food - West ...

The Berlin blockade and subsequent airlift proved to be a public relations bonanza for the United States in the Cold War against the Soviet Union. The American military provided humanitarian ...

This became known as the Berlin blockade. Stalin did not intend to risk war over Berlin, he likely wanted to show that the Soviets also had power in Germany which could match the demonstrations of ...

Tempelhof Airport stands as a symbol of resilience in Berlin's tumultuous history. During the Berlin Airlift, this site became a lifeline for West Berliners, who were cut off by the Soviet blockade.

1,600 outwit Berlin blockade BERLIN, Aug. 14, 1961 (UPI)--- Sixteen hundred East Germans have squeezed through the Communist blockade since it went into effect; it was revealed here today.A total ...

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 19 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has spoken of new “intolerable” suffering for Gazans ...