Joseph StalinApril 1947
The Russians blockade land routes to Berlin
Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Russians blockade land routes to Berlin
British, French & US Ambassadors meet Stalin to find a solution
General Clay orders a "baby airlift" into Berlin of enough supplies for 45 days
The west announces a counter-blockade from west to east. Russian power cuts in west Berlin & a halt of all railway traffic. Russia imposes a blockade on Berlin. Announces the blockade & imposes a total road & rail blockade in & out of Berlin
Trys to push the Allies out of their zones by blockading Berlin, June 1948-Spring 1949
The Berlin blockade is lifted after 327 days, both sides claim victory. Calls off the Berlin Blockade after more than a year
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