1On June 24th, 948, the Soviet Union tried to trap West Berlin and cut off all traffic supplies. The allies did not retreat, and West Berlin was in ruins after the war, with extremely low productivity. More than 2 million people lost their livelihood security. In order to avoid military conflict, the United States opened an air corridor, airlifting 4,500 tons of materials every day to ensure the normal life of West Berlin. There are 600 flights to West Berlin every day, the air route covers five floors, and a plane lands every minute. West Berliners not only get food, coal, but even birthday cakes.
Nearly a year later, the Soviet Union lifted its blockade of West Berlin. Afterwards, the total number of flights of air transport aircraft was counted: more than 278,000; Total daily fuel consumption of transport aircraft: 600,000 gallons; Total materials delivered to West Berlin: over 2.326 million tons; Total cost of material transportation: $22.4 billion; There were seven plane crashes in air transportation between the United States and Britain, and 70 crew members were killed.
Will the United States allow France to impose such harsh restrictions on Germany when it has already spent blood to support an isolated city? At that time, the significance of Germany to the United States was unparalleled. In the United States, I forget which president said that poverty is a hotbed of communism, so we should revive Europe and revitalize capital.