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Europe [1948–1949]
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Berlin airlift: How “candy bombers” saved West Berlin
Learn about the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948–49 and the U.S. and British...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Understanding the Berlin blockade and airlift
Overview of the Soviet Union's blockade of West Berlin, with a detailed discussion...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail Air Force Historical Research Agency
Impact of the deutsche mark in Germany
Overview of the introduction of the deutsche mark in western Germany in 1948.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail Air Force Historical Research Agency; National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History

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Berlin blockade and airlift
Children watching a U.S. cargo plane landing at Tempelhof Airfield in Berlin, 1948.
Air Force Historical Research Agency
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Map of Cold War Berlin.
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