Berlin Airlift
Was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. 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 Allied control. Their aim was to
force the western powers to allow the Soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with
food and fuel, thereby giving the Soviets practical control over the entire
city.
post–World
War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies'
railway, road and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Allied control. Their aim was to
force the western powers to allow the Soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with
food and fuel, thereby giving the Soviets practical control over the entire
city.