The Berlin Blockade, and the Berlin Airlift probably mark the beginning of The Cold War. It also shows the true nature of Communism. Berlin Airlift Timeline.
For those of you not familiar with the old East Germany/West Germany divide and the East and West Berlin saga... Berlin was divided between the 4 allies: France, UK, USA, and Soviet Russia. About the time relations with Russia were going downhill, France ceded their portion to the UK and the USA. Berlin was also about 100 miles east of the border between East Germany and West Germany.
All traffic through the Soviet portion of East Germany was halted on 18 June. Soviets cut power to West Berlin on 19 June. The first planes flew on 26 June 1948.
This is the Fat Electrician video Biggest Logistical Flex Of All Time - Berlin Airlift
Ah yes, that time that Communists tried to starve an entire city, so America and the UK teamed up to deliver 4.6 billion pounds of food and supplies to that City using nothing but cargo planes.
The video is 17 minutes, but worth the time. You might learn something. (It will only hurt for a minute.)
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