Day 3: History
In 1948, Soviets cut off West Berlin from having access supplies. This was done because West Berlin was located in the middle of the Soviet's portion of Germany. They were afraid of what might happen if the anti-Soviet West Berliners united against them. In response, Operation Vittles was formed. Within the next year the Allied forces sent around 2.3 million tons of cargo to West Berlin to keep them from falling apart. The Berlin Airlift (pictured below) is a memorial (located in "Platz Der Luftbrucke") to those who died trying to help the people of Berlin get the supplies they needed.
Walking around Berlin there is history around every corner. It's amazing what I'm learning along the way. I discovered that there is an abandoned airport in the middle of Berlin (pictures below). Tempelhof Airport was constructed in 1927 and was used up until 2008.
