The Berlin Airlift was in reaction to the Berlin Blockade. The United States and allies delivered supplies to West Berlin.
The population of West Berlin at the time of the blockade and airlift (1948-49) was about 2 million.
The Berlin Blockade (Airlift) lasted from June 1948 till May 1949. After the end of the blockade the allies continued to airlift essentials into West Berlin to order to have a stockpile, just in case the blockade was renewed (which didn't happen).
"To the amazement of the Soviet leaders, the Berlin airlift continued week after week, month after month. The airlift also got bigger..." that's all it says in my text book. Holt American Anthem: Modern American History, Sam Wineburg Professor of Edu. Stanford Univ.
The Berlin Airlift. Please note that Britain and France also had their sectors in Berlin and played an important part in the Airlift.
The Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was in reaction to the Berlin Blockade. The United States and allies delivered supplies to West Berlin.
create the Berlin Airlift and supply the city with food & fuel by plane from June 24th 1948 to May 11th, 1949
The population of West Berlin at the time of the blockade and airlift (1948-49) was about 2 million.
The Berlin Blockade (Airlift) lasted from June 1948 till May 1949. After the end of the blockade the allies continued to airlift essentials into West Berlin to order to have a stockpile, just in case the blockade was renewed (which didn't happen).
It was called the Berlin Blockade (June 1948 to May 1949) and the supply operation was known as the Berlin Airlift (June 1948 to September 1949).
Yes it was, See the link below
Continuing the transport through the summer
A. Berlin Airlift
Berlin was the site of an air-lift that alleviated the Soviet Blockade in 1948-1949.
It's when people use airplanes to carry people or supplies somewhere. In the context of Germany and the Cold War, it was when, in 1948-1949, the Soviets blockaded West Berlin in an attempt to starve the people into surrendering and joining them. The USA, UK and some Commonwealth countries conducted the "Berlin Airlift", where they used airplanes to bring supplies to West Berlin- thereby thwarting the Soviet effort.
The Berlin airlift (Berliner Luftbrücke) was in 1948-1949