Candy Bombers
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The Candy Bombers
Author | : Wolfgang J. Huschke |
Publisher | : BWV Verlag |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
Genre | : Berlin (Germany) |
ISBN | : 3830514840 |
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On 24 June 1948 Lucius D. Clay, the Commanding General of the American Forces in Europe, ordered that all disposable transport aircraft should be made available for flights to Berlin. His order marked the beginning of the largest ever humanitarian supply campaign carried out entirely by air transport, the Berlin Airlift. Clay was well aware of the political significance of his decision. The aim was to overcome the blockade mounted by the Soviet Union by supplying the western sectors of the city via air corridors. The political and historical background of the Berlin Airlift have been well rese.