The Big Ponder
The Big Ponder
Goethe-Institut
Luftbrücke – 70 Years of Memories
19 minutes Posted Jul 10, 2019 at 10:00 am.
0:00
19:21
Download MP3
Show notes

On June 24, 1948, the Soviet military administration officially cut off roads and rails into West Berlin in the Berlin Blockade, isolating it from the rest of West Germany. In this episode of The Big Pond, KCRW Berlin reflects on the Berlin Airlift, a massive multinational effort to bring vital supplies to West Berliners via plane during the blockade. To tell this story, producers Monika, Nikki, and Sylvia interview some of those who experienced it firsthand.