![]() The Western Allies organised the Berlin Airlift ( German: Berliner Luftbrücke, lit.'"Berlin Air Bridge"') from 26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949 to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin, a difficult feat given the size of the city and the population. The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche Mark from West Berlin. 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. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Digital Library.The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – ) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. Catalogue 1889 Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room ,William R.
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