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Berlin Blockade
Background information
From July 17 to August 2, 1945, the Allied Powers reached the Potsdam Agreement on the fate of postwar Europe
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June 1945 meeting
Stalin informed German communist leaders that he expected to slowly undermine the British position within their occupation zone
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Nothing would then stand in the way of a united Germany under communist control within the Soviet orbit
Stalin and other leaders told visiting Bulgarian and Yugoslavian delegations in early 1946 that Germany must be both Soviet and communist
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June 18, 1948
United States, Britain, and France announced that on June 21 the Deutsche Mark would be introduced
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After the announcement of the new Deutsche Mark, Soviet guards:
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During the multi-national occupation of post WWII Germany, sectors of Berlin, under Western control, were blocked
Western Allies’ railway, road, and canal access were blocked by the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche mark from West Berlin
In response, the Western Allies organized the Berlin airlift to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin, a difficult feat given the city’s population
By the spring of 1949, the airlift was successfully completed
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Aircrews from the United States Air Force, the British Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and the South African Air Force helped
Sent over 200,000 flights in one year, providing the West Berliners up to 8,893 tons of necessities each day, such as fuel and food
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On May 12, 1949, the USSR lifted the blockade of West Berlin
On June 21, the day the Deutsche Mark was introduced, the Soviet military:
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On June 24, the Soviets severed land and water connections between the non-Soviet zones and Berlin.
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June 24, 1948 – May 12, 1949
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On June 22, the Soviets announced that they would introduce a new currency in their zone.
On June 25, the Soviets stopped supplying food to the civilian population in the non-Soviet sectors of Berlin
Motor traffic from Berlin to the western zones was permitted, but this required a 14.3-mile detour to a ferry crossing because of alleged “repairs” to a bridge
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