Berlin Blockade
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The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) 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 Western control. The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche Mark from West Berlin.
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See also
- Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin, 1963 novel by Leon Uris chronicling the airlift
- Berlin Airlift Device for the Army of Occupation and Navy Occupation Service Medals
- The Big Lift, a 1950 film about the experiences of some Americans during the airlift
- Deutsche Mark § Currency reform of June 1948
- East German mark § Currency reform
- Medal for Humane Action, American medal for the Airlift
- Heinrich Rau § 1945–1949, chairman of the East German administration at the time
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