Berlin Airlift
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The Berlin Airlift was a massive 1948–1949 Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade, symbolizing early Cold War tensions and Western resolve.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Airlift to Berlin 1948–1949 | 1 |
| Berlin Airlift air corridor system | 1 |
| Berlin Airlift operations | 1 |
| Candy Bomber flights by Gail Halvorsen | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
ⓘ
airlift ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
bypass Soviet land blockade
ⓘ
supply West Berlin by air ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Western Allies
|
| followedBy | formal lifting of the Soviet blockade ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Luftbrücke
ⓘ
Operation Vittles ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Plainfare
Operation Vittles ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1949-05-12 ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
air power in logistics
ⓘ
containment of Soviet expansion ⓘ humanitarian aid in geopolitical conflict ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1948-06-24 ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryBranch |
French Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
Cold War history
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ military logistics ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
post-World War II era ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humanitarian relief during peacetime
ⓘ
large-scale logistical coordination ⓘ round-the-clock air operations ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied occupation of Germany
ⓘ
Berlin Blockade ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin crisis of 1948–1949
|
| precededBy |
division of Berlin into occupation sectors
ⓘ
introduction of the Deutsche Mark in West Berlin ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
end of the Berlin Blockade
ⓘ
increased Cold War polarization ⓘ strengthening of Western position in Berlin ⓘ |
| supportedPopulation |
civilian population of West Berlin
ⓘ
residents of West Berlin ⓘ |
| symbolized |
Western resolve
ⓘ
early Cold War tensions ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ West Berlin ⓘ |
| usedSupplyMethod |
air corridors
ⓘ
cargo aircraft ⓘ continuous airlift operations ⓘ |
| wasResponseTo |
Berlin Blockade
ⓘ
Berlin Blockade ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
|
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Berlin Airlift Memorial
subject surface form:
Luftbrückendenkmal
subject surface form:
Luftbrückendenkmal
this entity surface form:
Airlift to Berlin 1948–1949
subject surface form:
Luftbrückendenkmal
subject surface form:
Harry S. Truman
this entity surface form:
Berlin Airlift air corridor system
this entity surface form:
Candy Bomber flights by Gail Halvorsen
this entity surface form:
Berlin Airlift operations