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The Berlin airlift was seen as an act of defiance by the West against the Soviet Union. After WWII the nation of Germany was divided between the Allies as well as its capital city. Berlin rested well within the Soviet occupation zone, however, which made it impossible for Westerners to reach it by land. Stalin essentially wanted to politically besiege the sections of Berlin that weren't under his control. The American's eventually devised a plan to instead airdrop supplies into their controlled sectors, enabling them to hold out. The Soviets dared not to shoot down the planes or else spark another war. Eventually the "siege" was stopped, but the airlift still continued.
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What was NATO's role in the Berlin airlift?
Not so much NATO's role in the Berlin Airlift, but the Berlin Airlift in the role of the forming of NATO is more important.
In response to the blockade of Berlin the US and Great Britain?
Began to airlift supplies to Berlin (:A+
What action was it called when the Soviets blocked the Allies' access to Berlin and the US had to airlift in supplies?
The Berlin Airlift.
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 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.
What was the outcome of the Berlin Airlift in May 1949?
The Berlin Airlift proved to the USSR the US would not let Berlin be cut off. The USSR wanted to starve Berlin into joining them.
Do you still use the Berlin airlift today?
No the Berlin airlift ended 1990.
US and British supply of necessities to Berlin?
Berlin Airlift
What was Operation Vittles?
It was a Berlin airlift.
Who was the president during the Berlin airlift?
Harry Truman was the president when the airlift foiled the Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
Location of allied airlift in Germany?
The Berlin Airlift came as a massive relief operation to sustain the Allied Sectors occupied Berlin against Soviet aggression and blockade. The two major airfields of the Berlin Airlift were Tegel and Templehof.
