Properties (43)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
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gptkbp:aftermath |
Berlin_Blockade_ended
Soviet_Union's_eventual_withdrawal increased_tensions_in_Cold_War |
gptkbp:celebrates |
gptkb:Berlin_Airlift_Memorial
annual airlift events |
gptkbp:culturalImpact |
inspired films and literature
inspired documentaries inspired songs |
gptkbp:duration |
June 1948 to September 1949
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gptkbp:established |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:goal |
supply West Berlin
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
demonstrated air power
contributed_to_NATO_formation symbol_of_Western_resolve |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Berlin Airlift Command
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gptkbp:involved |
American_pilots
British_pilots German_ground_crew |
gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:General_Lucius_D._Clay
gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner |
gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future air operations
example of military logistics symbol of humanitarian aid |
gptkbp:logistics |
food, fuel, and medicine
over 1.5 million tons of supplies over 200,000 flights |
gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive media coverage
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gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:Berlin
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gptkbp:outcome |
successful_supply_of_West_Berlin
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Cold_War
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gptkbp:publicAccess |
British_public
American_public |
gptkbp:relatedAircraft |
gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:C-54_Skymaster gptkb:C-82_Packet |
gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Berlin_Blockade
Marshall Plan implementation NATO_formation Soviet_expansionism Cold_War_escalation |
gptkbp:respondsTo |
gptkb:Soviet_blockade
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gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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