Berlin Airlift

Berlin Airlift

During the Berlin Airlift in 1948, U.S., British, and French planes delivered food and other goods to Berlin, which was blockaded by Soviet forces. In this photo, German children stand on a hillside and watch a U.S. plane fly overhead.

For more check out:

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/berlin-airlift

https://www.trumanlibrary.org/teacher/berlin.htm

http://www.alliiertenmuseum.de/en/topics/the-berlin-airlift.html

 

Public Domain

Berlin "Airlift" of 1948-1949 broke through Soviet blockade of the city by non-stop supply shipments to beleaguered garrisons and 2 1/4 million civilian population of West Berlin. 1948. Library of Congress: Prints and Photographs. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006680203/ (Accessed December 14, 2018).