On May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union officially lifted its blockade of West Berlin, allowing trains, barges, and passenger transit from Western-Occupied Germany to legally enter West Berlin for the first time since June 24, 1948.
Written by Ian Gammon. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle.
Additional Resources:
To Save a City: The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949
(https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781603440905/to-save-a-city/)
Berlin on the Brink: The Blockade, the Airlift, and the Early Cold War
(https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813136134/berlin-on-the-brink/)
"The Incomplete Blockade: Soviet Zone Supply of West Berlin, 1948–49"
(https://www.jstor.org/stable/24913337)
"The Role of Britain in the Berlin Airlift"
(https://www.jstor.org/stable/24428813)
"The Berlin Blockade Revisited"
(https://www.jstor.org/stable/40105349)
