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Berlin was deep in the middle of East Germany. The only route was a single corridor with rail tracks. The East Germans blocked the route. The US and others transported food and fuel throught the Berlin Airlift to keep the city from becoming Communist.

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It was a massive operation that went on for a year. The airlift brought food and supplies to the people of Berlin. My uncle took part in it as a pilot.

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Was the Berlin blockade before or after the Berlin Wall?

The Berlin Blockade (defeated by air transport planes from West Germany) was in 1948. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 and lasted until 1989. The Berlin Blockade was first, before the construction of the Berlin Wall.


What is the population of Berlin during the Berlin Airlift-Blockade?

The population of West Berlin at the time of the blockade and airlift (1948-49) was about 2 million.


What success of the Berlin blockade was the?

To isolate East Berlin from West Berlin


Who enacted the Berlin Blockade?

Hitler was the king of Berlin.


What was Stalin's complete cutoff of Berlin?

Berlin Blockade


What happened to the Berlin blockade in 1948?

The Berlin Airlift


Is the Berlin airlift the same as the Berlin blockade?

No. The Soviets instituted the Berlin blockade, so the allies initiated the Berlin airlift to get supplies to civilians inside the blockaded city.


Why did the Soviets end the blockade of West Berlin?

The Soviets ended the blockade of West Berlin in 1949 because they realized it was not achieving their goal of forcing the Western Allies out of the city. The blockade had led to the Berlin Airlift, where the Allies supplied West Berlin by air, showing the Soviets that their blockade was ineffective.


How far out did the Berlin Blockade extend?

The Soviet Union did not blockade its own zone, so the blockade applied only to the three Western sectors of Berlin: it did not 'extend out'.


What was one success of the Berlin Blockade?

To isolate East Berlin from West Berlin


What impact did the Berlin blockade have on the allies?

The Berlin Blockade was supposed to cause the allies to give up western Berlin to the Soviet forces, but instead the allies constantly airlifted supplies past the blockade until it was lifted.