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12th May 1949: The Soviet Union ends its blockade of West Berlin

12th May 2026
Tagged as: Airlift, America, Berlin Airlift, Berlin Blockade, Cold War, East Germany, Germany, Soviet Union, United States, USA, USSR, West Berlin, West Germany

Instigated on 24 June the previous year, the Soviet blockade prevented all rail, road, and water transport between Berlin and the West of the Germany.

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23rd May 1949: West Germany formally established, otherwise known as the Federal Republic of Germany

23rd May 2025
Tagged as: Basic Law, Berlin, Berlin Airlift, Berlin Blockade, Cold War, Communism, Constitution, Federal Republic of Germany, Germany, Politics, USSR, West Germany

West Germany was a federal parliamentary republic with a Chancellor as head of government and a President who held a largely ceremonial role.

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12th May 1949: The Soviet Union ends its blockade of West Berlin

23rd May 1949: West Germany formally established, otherwise known as the Federal Republic of Germany

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