BERLIN, May 28, 1949 (UP) - Western Berlin fell back upon the Anglo-American airlift for sustenance today in the face of a Soviet-inspired rail blockade intended to smash the eight-day strike of ...

A group of German children stand atop building rubble, cheering a United States cargo airplane as it flies over a western section of Berlin in 1948. Credit - Bettmann Archive/Getty Images ...

During the Berlin Airlift, this site became a lifeline for West Berliners, who were cut off by the Soviet blockade. The airport was bustling with aircraft landing every few minutes, delivering ...

June 26 marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Berlin Airlift. From 1948 to 1949 the U.S. and Britain delivered crucial supplies to West Berlin, which the Soviets had sought to blockade.

After the Soviet Union cut supply lines to West Berlin in 1948, Western Allies launched a historic rescue effort: an airlift for more than 2 million residents. Seventy-five years on Germany is ...

Breaking the Blockade is Not Enough. In 1949, Soviet resolve did not waiver solely because of the material success of the Berlin Airlift. West Berlin was 100 miles behind Red Army lines and the ...

WIESBADEN, Germany – When millions of Germans living in West Berlin were cut off from the rest of the world by a Soviet Union blockade in 1948 it kicked off the Berlin Airlift - the largest ...

The Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949, became a symbol of America’s commitment to Europe after World War II with airplanes delivering humanitarian aid every 45 seconds at the height of the 11-month mission ...

BERLIN, May 28, 1949 (UP) - Western Berlin fell back upon the Anglo-American airlift for sustenance today in the face of a Soviet-inspired rail blockade intended to smash the eight-day strike of ...

During the blockade, rations in West Berlin rose to 2,000 calories, higher than anywhere else in postwar Germany. Diseases like rickets and typhoid that traditionally prey on the malnourished dropped.