The Berlin Blockade (24 April 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies ' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control.

The Luftbrückendenkmal (Airlift Memorial) at the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin commemorates the 322-day-long Berlin airlift.

1 day ago · The Luftbrückendenkmal (Berlin Airlift Monument) was inaugurated in 1951. Architect Eduard Ludwig designed the 20-metre-high reinforced concrete sculpture in the form of a stylized bridge pillar. It symbolizes the airlift that ensured the …

Jun 1, 2010 · The Berlin Blockade was an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of the United States, Great Britain and France to travel to their respective sectors of the city of Berlin,...

The Soviet blockade of Berlin was lifted at one minute after midnight on 12 May 1949. A British convoy immediately drove through to Berlin, and the first train from West Germany reached Berlim at 5:32 A.M. Later that day an enormous crowd celebrated the end of the blockade.

Jun 24, 2016 · Looming over a small park on the Platz der Luftbrücke in Tempelhof, the Berlin Airlift Memorial (Luftbrückendenkmal) is dedicated to those who gave their lives to save the people of West Berlin during the Berlin Blockade.

Platz der Luftbrücke is a landmarked [1] square and transport node in Berlin, Germany, on the border between the localities of Tempelhof and Kreuzberg. The entrance to the former Tempelhof International Airport is on the square. The buildings around the square are now mostly government agencies, in particular police headquarters.

During the 1948-1949 Blockade of Berlin by the occupying Soviet forces, more than 2.3 million tons of goods were flown into the city by the armed forces. This logistical masterpiece was largely staged from the Rhein-Main Airbase. 79 pilots and crew …

Oct 7, 2024 · The historical events known as the “Berlin Blockade” and the “Berlin Airlift” are thus chronologically not wholly identical. The lifting of the blockade and the end of the Airlift solved the first crisis of the Cold War by logistical means – without military force.

Dec 22, 2016 · During the Berlin Blockade in 1948, the Soviets blocked off transport and electricity to West Berlin and imposed a new currency, leaving the millions of Germans and Allied soldiers living...