Berlin Blockade Lifted: Soviets End the Siege, Airlift Wins
The Soviet Union lifts its four-month blockade of Berlin, ending a tense standoff that had cut off all land access to the western sectors. This concession forces the city into two distinct political spheres, solidifying the division of Germany and solidifying the Iron Curtain across Europe for decades.
May 12, 1949
77 years ago
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Batalla de Jaljin Gol
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Crisis del Sputnik
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Jessup-Malik-Abkommen
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