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Post
World War II
antagonism between the
Soviet
s and the western allies led to the Soviet
blockade
western access to
Berlin
, a city shared by the
United States
,
Great Britain
,
France
, and the Soviets. The Soviet aim was to strangle the ability of the west to supply their sectors of Berlin. In 1948, roads, rivers, and rail leading to Berlin were cut off. The agreed-to
air corridor
s were left open due to the superiority of western aircraft. The Soviets believed that the supply of Berlin's energy, food, and other resources by air alone was impossible, and the western allies would be forced to leave.
From June 1948 to May 1949, thousands of flights flying thousands of tons of cargo of
coal
,
food
, and other supplies were flown into Berlin each month. In the end the Soviets were forced to accept that the western allies were not leaving Berlin, and the blockades were lifted after negotiations.
Known in German as "die
Luftbrücke
" (the air bridge).
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The
Berlin blockade and airlift
was a crisis that occurred from 1948 to 1949, caused by
Allied economic unification
of German sectors and Soviet ambitions to expel the Allies from their holdings in
West Berlin
. When
Allied powers
united their German holdings in March of 1948 and released the new currency of the
Deutsche Mark
in
West Berlin
(The Soviets viewed this as direct competition to the currency of
East Berlin
), the Soviets responded by blockading all land and water communications between the city of Berlin and all other countries. In order to transport critical supplies to the city as well as partially continue the exportation of
West German industrial products
, the
U.S. and Britain
organized "airlifts" in and out of
West Berlin
. Although war did not break our between the U.S. and the Soviets, it did heighten tensions between the two powers, partially precipitating the
Cold War
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The
Berlin
Airlift
was an amazing organisational feat. A population of approximately 2 million people was supplied with all their worldly needs by a continuous stream of cargo aircraft.
The
Combined Airlift Task Force
(
CALTF
) was formed a few months into the effort, as an organisation solely dedicated to keeping planes flying into
Berlin
. It was made up of American, British, and French
aircrew
s.
From June 1948 through to September 1949, around
2.1 million metric tons
of supplies were carried into Berlin by CALTF. In total, almost
280000
flights were made, peaking at 1400 flights landing in Berlin *per day*, approximately 1 per minute!!
These numbers may not seem much today, especially compared with major international terminals like
Heathrow
and
O'Hare
, but 55 years ago to organise for such a mind bogglingly
large
amount
stuff
to be transported in just 12 months is a truly great feat!
Stats drawn from: http://www.usafe.af.mil/berlin/quickfax.htm
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