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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:First_Berlin_Crisis
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 70 airlift personnel died
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gptkbp:causedBy
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Soviet Union blockade of Berlin
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Lucius_D._Clay
gptkb:William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Vasily_Sokolovsky
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:Cold_War
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gptkbp:endDate
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12 May 1949
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Berlin_Crisis_of_1961
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Berlin Crisis of 1948
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:East_Berlin
gptkb:France
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:West_Berlin
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gptkbp:legacy
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strengthened Western resolve
symbol of Cold War division
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Berlin
gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:mainEvent
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gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkb:Berlin_Blockade
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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extensive international attention
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gptkbp:notableAircraft
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Operation_Plainfare
gptkb:Operation_Vittles
gptkb:Candy_Bomber_(Gail_Halvorsen)
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gptkbp:precededBy
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division of Germany after World War II
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Marshall_Plan
formation of NATO
Trizonia (US, UK, French zones)
currency reform in West Germany
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
lifting of the blockade
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gptkbp:significance
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first major crisis of the Cold War
demonstrated Western commitment to Berlin
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gptkbp:startDate
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24 June 1948
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Berlin_Blockade_(1948–1949)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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