Berlin Blockade
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History, Economics
- Subcategories: Communism, Communists, Cities, Urbanization, Cold War
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, German History, French History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Berlin
- Date: June 24, 1948-May 12, 1949
Article abstract: Type of action: Blockade and airlift in the Cold War. Result: Successful Allied attempt to break the blockade.
On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union initiated the Berlin Blockade to prevent the Western Allies from merging their three zones of occupation into a new West German republic. A revived German state under Western auspices threatened Soviet designs for a secure sphere in Central and Eastern Europe as protection against possible future aggression from the West. After the United States and Britain announced the introduction of a new form of...
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