Operation Vittles

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkb:C-54_Skymaster
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:C-54_Skymaster
gptkbp:airlines up to 1,500
gptkbp:duration 15 months
gptkbp:end_date September 30, 1949
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:first_flight September 30, 1949
June 26, 1948
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Vittles
gptkbp:impact boosted morale in West Berlin
demonstrated Western commitment
provided essential supplies
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:General_Lucius_D._Clay
gptkb:Joseph_Stalin
gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
President Harry S. Truman
gptkbp:launch_date June 26, 1948
gptkbp:led_to NATO formation
increased tensions between East and West
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:outcome successful supply of West Berlin
gptkbp:purpose to supply West Berlin
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Berlin_Blockade
gptkb:Embassy
gptkb:battle
humanitarian efforts
post-World War II reconstruction
NATO formation
Soviet blockade of Berlin
airlift operations
East-West tensions
Soviet Union's response
Western Allies' response
gptkbp:seating_capacity over 2.3 million tons
gptkbp:significance Cold War event
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkbp:type airlift
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Berlin_Blockade