USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After World War II ended, Germany was in ruins, and the situation in its capital, Berlin, was dire. About 2.5 million Berliners were still living in the war-ravaged city, but food was scarce and shelter was hard to find amid all the rubble.

Detailed explanation-2: -After the war ends on 8 May 1945, much of Berlin is nothing but rubble: 600, 000 apartments have been destroyed, and only 2.8 million of the city’s original population of 4.3 million still live in the city.

Detailed explanation-3: -With about two million inhabitants, West Berlin had the largest population of any city in Germany during the Cold War era.

Detailed explanation-4: -In total there were 2, 326, 406 tons of food and supplies on 278, 228 total flights to Berlin. The C-47 and C-54 planes together flew in excess of 92 million miles, roughly the same distance as the earth is from the sun. Whilst at the height of the airlift, one plane reached West Berlin every thirty seconds.