Caption

Berlin Blockade 1948. A major crisis during the cold war. Soviet union blocked the entry into West Berlin. All supplies were flewn in by allied forces. Lucius D. Clay (1897-1978) General in the US airforce, best known for his administration of Germany immediately after World War II, and responsable for the organisation of one of the worlds most extensive logistic transport of supplies The airlift to West Berlin 1948

Date

Jun 26, 1948

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sjoberg

Reference

BRK25G06_405

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No

Property release

No

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Rights managed

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29,6Mb (1,2Mb) / 11,7in x 9,8in / 3506 x 2949 (300dpi)

Keywords

old-fashioned oldfashioned old fashioned outmoded obsolete outdated antiquated out of date past pasts Second World War World War II World War 2 WW II WW2 WWII WW 2 history army military world war world wars border crossing border crossings checkpoint check point border borders border station frontier boundary administration administrations checkpoint checkpoints goods goods product products crisis crises man men men's man's guy guys Berlin Berlin's German Europe Europe's supply supplies American historic historical historically military male males event events clay clay old oldest nostalgia retro Retro style european conflict conflicts person persons Human being People human humans individual individuals organisation organisations organization entry entries ally allies allied blockade blockades Allied Forces Allied Forces Allied troops nostalgic Germany German Federal Republic Republic of Germany FRG BRD one person 1 person single person 40s Fourties 1940s Soviet Union USSR udssr general generals military affairs military affairs vintage vintage-styled West-Berlin travel photography Cold War Central Europe Middle Europe 1939-1945 Airlift US airforce Supply goods