Luftbrücke

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Luftbrücke is the German term for the Berlin Airlift, the Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade of 1948–1949.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Berlin Airlift
humanitarian operation
military airlift operation
alsoKnownAs Berlin Airlift
appliesToJurisdiction Western sectors of Berlin
carriedOutBy French Air Force
Royal Air Force
United States Air Force
commemoratedBy Luftbrückendenkmal (Berlin Airlift Memorial)
conflict Cold War
country France
United Kingdom
United States of America
describedBySource Allied military records
historical studies of the Berlin Blockade
endTime 1949-09-30
followedBy lifting of the Berlin Blockade
hasCause Berlin Blockade
hasEffect demonstration of Western resolve in Cold War
strengthening West Berlin’s link to the West
hasPart Operation Vittles
surface form: Operation Plainfare

Operation Vittles
hasType logistical operation
languageOfName German
location Berlin
Germany
West Berlin
numberOfFlights over 200000
objective supply West Berlin by air
opposedBy Soviet Union
partOf Cold War
significantEvent Berlin Airlift
surface form: Candy Bomber flights by Gail Halvorsen
startTime 1948-06-26
supplies coal
food
fuel
medicine
timePeriod 1948
1949
translation air bridge
uses Gatow Airfield
Tegel
surface form: Tegel Airport

Tempelhof Airport
air corridors to Berlin
transport aircraft

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Berlin Airlift hasAlternativeName Luftbrücke