50th Anniversary of End of Berlin Blockade

Germany · 1999 · 110 DM

The stamp depicts an airplane, symbolizing the Berlin Airlift, flying over a stylized cityscape of Berlin including the Brandenburg Gate. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Blockade.

The Berlin Blockade (1948-1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War, where the Soviet Union blocked Western Allies' access to West Berlin. The blockade was overcome by the Berlin Airlift, a massive operation to supply the city by air.