70 years ago, the Soviets tried to strangle Berlin — here's how the West earned its first major victory of the Cold War

6:25am PDT - September 30th, 2019    braves - Business Insider

Associated Press In mid-1948, the Soviets blockaded Berlin in an attempt to squeeze the US, Britain, and France out of the enclave in Soviet-occupied East Germany. For the next 15 months, Western powers carried out a massive airlift of food, fuel, and other s…