Sujet
Airlift to Berlin 1948
Légende
The first plane, type Globemaster C-74, loaded with 20 tons of flour, after its landing at Rhein Main Airport in Frankfurt on the Main, on 14 August 1948. 50 years ago, on 24 June 1948, the USSR imposed a blockade on Berlin as a reaction to the currency reform. All land and waterways were blocked for passenger and freight traffic between West Berlin and West Germany. The supply of the West Berlin population and the western allied occupation took place by an airlift established by the USA and Great Britain.
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Date
14 août 1948
Crédit
Photo12/dpa-pa
Notre référence
DPA13A00_335
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
45,7Mo (2,2Mo) / 43,6cm x 26,3cm / 5149 x 3104 (300dpi)