I have solved this by process of elimination- My guess- Herr Theodor Heuss. It is hard to pronounce ( YHooisse!) but yanks got it to sound like Hughes. He was the namesake of a famous German Coast Guard vessel modeled by Graupner. Oh well we have ferryboats named in honor of politicians.
The effort to supply Berlin through the Soviet Blockade. (apex)
The Berlin Blockade occurred from June 1948 to May 1949 as a response to the Western Allies' decision to introduce a new currency in West Germany, which the Soviet Union viewed as a threat to its influence in Eastern Europe. In an effort to exert control over West Berlin and counteract the economic recovery of the West, the Soviets blocked all ground access to the city, cutting off supplies. In response, the Western Allies initiated the Berlin Airlift, supplying West Berlin with food and materials via air routes, effectively circumventing the blockade. This standoff heightened Cold War tensions and solidified the division of Germany into East and West.
At the end of World War II, American leaders saw the power and ambitions of the Soviet Union as a threat to our national security. The Cold War was a war of words and ideologies rather than a shooting war, although at times the Cold War turned “hot” as in Korea and Vietnam. Basically, the Cold War was a rivalry between the United States as leader of the western democracies, and the Soviet Union and the nations that were controlled by the communists. Some causes of the Cold War included: Attempts by the Soviets and Chinese Communists to influence and take over areas in Asia and Europe. The division of Germany after the war---The Soviets blockaded West Berlin, which was deep within Communist East Germany. The Soviets thought the blockade would allow them to take over all of Berlin. The US replied with the Berlin Airlift, to supply West Berlin. September, 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first Atomic Bomb.
The Truman Doctrine was an American policy to halt Soviet expansion during the Cold War. President Harry Truman pledged to contain communism in Europe and elsewhere and impelled the US to support any nation with both military and economic aid if its stability was threatened by communism or the Soviet Union.With the Soviet Union suddenly imposing a rail, road, and canal blockade of Berlin in 1948, Truman responded with the Berlin Airlift. From 24 June 1948 - 12 May 1949, the United States organized a 24/7 re-supply mission to carry supplies to the people in West Berlin. The United States Air Force, Britain's Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the South African Air Force flew 200,000-plus flights, providing an average of 4,700 tons of necessities such as food, fuel, and medical supplies daily.
Germany Got split in-half and the USSR (Russia) Took the west half of Germany and the allied powers took the East half. Then come s the Berlin wall
Berlin Airlift
The population of West Berlin at the time of the blockade and airlift (1948-49) was about 2 million.
The Berlin Airlift .
Harry Truman was the president when the airlift foiled the Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
Above all, food and fuel.
The Berlin Airlift was in reaction to the Berlin Blockade. The United States and allies delivered supplies to West Berlin.
The Berlin Airlift was a factor, supplies were flown in during Stalin's blockade.
West Berlin was isolated within soviet controlled germany. the berlin airlift stopped the city from staving to death when the soviets cut off the only road from west germany to west berlin.
west berliners began fleeing into east berlin
United States help west Berlin .... an airlift...
United States help west Berlin .... an airlift...
The Berlin Airlift was the US program to remain influential in West Berlin, Germany in response to the Soviet embargo - blocking incoming goods from West Germany to West Berlin. The airlift provided necessary goods and supplies to the residents of the city for two years, until the Soviets rescinded the trade barrier. People involved could be directly the Germans of West Berlin, the Soviets, and the Americans (specifically Harry Truman, the President at the time who gave support to the airlift).