Airlift to Berlin 1949 - last plane is loaded
On 30 September 1949, the last coal bags are loaded for Berlin, at Rhein-Main Airport in Frankfurt. 50 years ago, on 24 June 1948, the USSR imposed a blockade on Berlin as a reaction to the currency reform. All land and waterways were blocked for passenger and freight traffic between West Berlin and West Germany. The supply of the West Berlin population and the western allied occupation took place by an airlift established by the USA and Great Britain
Picture No
10646248
Media ID
45189116
Size
3470px x 4541px
(2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / picture-alliance/ dpa
Date
30-Sep-49
