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Turning point · The Cold War, 1945–1991
The Berlin Airlift
Jun 1948–May 1949 — Stalin cuts every road and rail line to West Berlin. The answer lands every 90 seconds: 277,000 flights, 2.3 million tons, for 323 days — until the blockade quietly lifts.
This is one scene of Chapter 2 — Containment in The Cold War, 1945–1991.
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