The efficiency of the airlift (1949)

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In February 1949, the Western allies proudly display the millionth tonne of supplies to arrive in the Western sectors of Berlin, currently cut off by the blockade imposed by the Soviet forces on 24 June 1948.

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Source: The millionth ton of air-lift supplies arrives at Gatow. Gatow: Keystone, 1949. Black and White.

Copyright: (c) Keystone
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The efficiency of the airlift (1949)