On June 24, 1948, Soviet forces began a surface blockade of West Berlin. Excerpts of this documentary describe the blockade and the efforts of American, British and French forces to keep West Berlin supplied via the Berlin Airlift.
More on the Berlin Wall:
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
President Ronald Reagan delivered these famous lines at Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, Germany on June 12, 1987.
See the full text of the speech and read more about the event here.
Back in the U.S.S.R. R.S.R.
On February 18, 1975 the staff of the US Embassy in Bucharest, Romania (aka Republica Socialistă România) requested albums by Jim Croce, Led Zeppelin, and Frank Zappa, among others, for the post’s library.
On June 24, 1948, Soviet forces began a surface blockade of West Berlin. Excerpts of this documentary describe the blockade and the efforts of American, British and French forces to keep West Berlin supplied via the Berlin Airlift.
