The Berlin Airlift: short# #shortvidio #fact

After World War II, the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin in 1948, cutting off vital supplies to the city. In response, the Western Allies launched the Berlin Airlift, a massive operation that delivered food, fuel, and medical supplies to the city's residents via aircraft for over a year. The success of the airlift was a symbolic victory in the early stages of the Cold War and demonstrated the resilience of the West​(