Podcasts about Berlin Blockade

Am Tag nach der Gründung der DDR kommt es vor dem Schöneberger Rathaus zu einer großen Kundgebung. Den West-Berlinern steckt noch die überstandene Berlin-Blockade in den Knochen, die Gründung der DDR zementiert die deutsche Teilung aufs Neue. Der Vorsteher der Berliner Stadtverordnetenversammlung, der Sozialdemokrat Otto Suhr, bringt seine Perspektive auf den Punkt: Zwei deutsche Staaten haben sich gegründet, die Berliner gehören keinem von ihnen an. Er meint die Bewohner im Westen der Stadt. Aber das Wort West-Berlin nimmt damals offiziell so noch niemand in den Mund. Die Reportage lief am 8. Oktober 1949 ab 16 Uhr in RIAS Berlin.

Der Berliner Flughafen Tempelhof wurde 2008 geschlossen. Vormals von den Nazis als größter Flughafen Europas geplant, in monumentalen Ausmaßen bis zum Kriegsbeginn errichtet, rettete er wenige Jahre später den Berlinern das Leben. Denn während der Berlin-Blockade (24.06.1948 bis 12.05.1949) sicherten die dort landenden so genannten »Rosinenbomber« die Versorgung der Stadt. Die Amerikaner als neue Machthaber fragten sich jedoch: Was tun mit der fast fünf Meter hohen Reichsadler-Statue über dem Flughafen-Hauptgebäude – dem über neun Tonnen schweren Vogel, der noch immer die Weltkugel umkrallt hielt? Die Amis mit ihrem Pragmatismus fanden eine zufriedenstellende Lösung. Der stolz blickende Vogelkopf wurde kurzerhand abgetrennt und von amerikanischen Soldaten zum »American eagle« umfunktioniert – einfach mit etwas weißer Farbe! Schon war aus dem deutschen Reichsadler das Wappentier der USA geworden: Der Weißkopf-Seeadler. Etwas Tünche hatte den braunen Nazi-Adler entnazifiziert.Ach, wäre es mit anderen Altlasten auch so einfach. Doch da trägt keine Schönfärberei zur Lösung bei. Ganz im Gegenteil – Licht muss in die Sache. Heuchelei wird von Jesus Christus knallhart entlarvt und als eine veredelte Form der Lüge demaskiert. »Ihr Heuchler! Denn ihr gleicht übertünchten Gräbern, die von außen zwar schön scheinen, innen aber voll von Totengebeinen und aller Unreinigkeit sind.« Was für eine drastische, harte Formulierung!Nach Außen scheint bei uns alles in Ordnung, aber was verbirgt sich tief im Innern? Wir Men­schen sehen nur, was vor Augen ist, aber Gott sieht auf das Herz (vgl. 1. Sa­mu­el 16,7). Er lädt ein, un­se­re Er­bärm­lich­keit nicht zu ver­ber­gen, son­dern sie ihm zu of­fen­ba­ren und sein Er­bar­men zu er­fah­ren.Andreas FettDiese und viele weitere Andachten online lesenWeitere Informationen zu »Leben ist mehr« erhalten Sie unter www.lebenistmehr.deAudioaufnahmen: Radio Segenswelle

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(Bonus) The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche Mark from West Berlin. The Western Allies organised the Berlin Airlift (German: Berliner Luftbrücke, lit. "Berlin Air Bridge") from 26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949 to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin, a difficult feat given the size of the city and the population. American and British air forces flew over Berlin more than 250,000 times, dropping necessities such as fuel and food, with the original plan being to lift 3,475 tons of supplies daily. By the spring of 1949, that number was often met twofold, with the peak daily delivery totalling 12,941 tons. Among these was the work of the later concurrent Operation Little Vittles in which candy-dropping aircraft dubbed "raisin bombers" generated much goodwill among German children.

(Bonus) The Cold War originated in the breakdown of relations between the two main victors in World War II: United States and the Soviet Union, and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, in the years 1945–1949. The origins derive from diplomatic (and occasional military) confrontations stretching back decades, followed by the issue of political boundaries in Central Europe and non-democratic control of the East by the Soviet Army. In the 1940s came economic issues (especially the Marshall Plan) and then the first major military confrontation, with a threat of a hot war, in the Berlin Blockade of 1948–1949. By 1949, the lines were sharply drawn and the Cold War was largely in place in Europe.[1] Outside Europe, the starting points vary, but the conflict centered on the US's development of an informal empire in Southeast Asia in the mid-1940s.[2] Events preceding World War II and even the Communist takeover of Russia in 1917, underlay older tensions between the Soviet Union, European countries and the United States.

Kein deutscher Flughafen wurde so schnell gebaut wie der Berliner Flughafen Tegel. Grund war die Berlin-Blockade. Alle Zufahrten nach West-Berlin waren durch die Sowjetunion abgeriegelt worden. Die westlichen Besatzungsmächte versorgen die Stadt daraufhin aus der Luft. Um diese Luftbrücke zu verstärken, wird zusätzlich zum Flughafen Tempelhof auf dem ehemaligen, im Krieg völlig zerstörten Luftwaffengelände Tegel innerhalb von nur 90 Tagen ein neuer Flughafen errichtet, mit der damals längsten Start- und Landebahn Europas. Im August 1948 haben die Bauarbeiten begonnen, am 5. November 1948 landet bereits die erste Maschine aus Frankfurt, eine Douglas C-54. Der Flughafen Tegel wird bis zum Jahr 2020 genutzt. Erst mit der Inbetriebnahme des neuen Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg (dessen Bauzeit um ein Vielfaches länger war) wurde er aufgegeben. Im Bild: Kinder stehen am 5. November 1948 vor einer britischen "Douglas Dakota" auf dem Rollfeld des Berliner Flughafens Tegel. Sie werden wegen des bevorstehenden Winters zu Verwandten in die westlichen Teile Deutschlands geflogen.

On this day in history, July 21, the North Atlantic Treaty, of NATO fame, was ratified in the Senate.In the wake of World War II, the United States emerged as an unrivaled superpower, boasting a robust military, thriving economy, and moral ascendancy. Despite a history of isolationism, encouraged since the time of George Washington, shifts in policy started to emerge. On March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman issued his doctrine of containment, signaling a departure from the U.S. tradition of avoiding non-domestic conflicts. Truman promised aid to all "free people" under threat, marking a shift with financial assistance to Greece and Turkey to shield them from communism. In 1948, the U.S. introduced the European Recovery Program, commonly known as the Marshall Plan, designed to rebuild war-devastated Europe and bolster its economies.Simultaneously, the Senate approved the Vandenburg Resolution in June 1948, paving the way for U.S. participation in peacetime collective defense systems. Beginning in 1948, confidential discussions among American, British, and Canadian officials eventually expanded to include other future Allies, laying the foundation for the North Atlantic Treaty. Despite strong isolationist and unilateralist sentiments in the Senate and among the American populace, significant events like the Berlin Blockade and the Czechoslovakian communist coup in 1948 helped alter perspectives on Europe. The Red Scare did a lot of that heavy lifting too. On April 4, 1949, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson signed the North Atlantic Treaty, aligning the United States more closely with Europe's future. 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Die Währungsreform und die Berliner Blockade beschäftigten 1948 die Deutschen. Schlager mit viel Zeitgeist und amerikanische Swingmusik bestimmten den Sound der Trümmerjahre.

May 8, 1949 - Jack is upset with the cast for flubbing so many lines last week. Eddie Cantor stops by and discusses the article he wrote about Jack in Cosmopolitan magazine. References include the Hooper Ratings, the fire at The Hollywood Park Race Track, the lifting of the Berlin Blockade, the song "Laugh Clown, Laugh", Bromo Seltzer and Dr. Scholl's corn remover.

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We're going to look at a few examples of tigger happy pilots and missile operators, starting with the 5th April 1948 Gatow Air Disaster over Berlin as the Cold War ramped up after the Second World War.   A British European Airways  Vickers VC.1B Viking airliner crashed near RAF Gatow air base, after a Soviet Air Force Yakovlev Yak-3 fighter aircraft flew into it from below.   All ten passengers and four crew on board the Viking were killed, as was the Soviet pilot. This incident is a warning to aviators in the contemporary world, witness the tension between Chinese and Taiwan, North and South Korea, near-misses above the Baltic, and less reported but as dangerous, incidents across the middle East.   First, 1948.   The Gatow Air Disaster was a mid-air collision that sparked an international incident between the USA, Britain and Russia – leading to heightened tensions and which escalated into what we know as the Berlin Blockade. That was a rather clumsy attempt by Joseph Stalin to force Europe to back down about the Marshall plan. So let's take a look at some other examples of the military behaving badly.   On July 27, 1955, an El Al flight from Vienna Austria to Tel Aviv Israel blundered into Bulgarian airspace and was shot down by two MiG fighters.   All 58 people on board were killed. After initially denying involvement, Bulgaria admitted to having downed the aircraft. Despite occurring during a low point in relations between the Soviet bloc and the US and its allies, international fallout was minimal. Moving east, on July 23, 1954, mainland China's People's Liberation Army fighters shot down a Cathay Pacific Airways CA 54 Skymaster.   The plane was flying from Bangkok to Hong Kong when it was hit - 10 out of the 19 passengers and crew died. In apologizing for the attack to Britain days later, the Chinese government claimed they had thought the plane was a military aircraft from Taiwan which they presumed was on an  attack mission against Hainan Island.   Trouble spots include the Qatar and its neighbours, Turkey, North Korea, parts of East Africa, Yemen, China and Taiwan. That's quite a list.

On Tuesday December 20th, Clark Gable and Sylvia Ashley were married at a ranch in Solvang, California. It was the fourth marriage for both of them. They'd divorce in 1952. The next day, Samson and Delilah directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature was released. It would earn more than nine million dollars at the box office — the highest grossing film of 1950. Meanwhile on Friday, December 23rd, The New York Stock Exchange rose to its highest levels since August of 1946. While Pope Pius XII invited all Protestants and Jews to "return to the one true church" to unite against militant atheism. Protestant and Jewish leaders said they had no intention of accepting the invitation. The December 24th issue of The Saturday Evening Post featured articles on The Berlin Blockade, fiction on the galaxy's outer limit, and editorials on political advisor David Niles, dubbed Harry Truman's “mystery man.” The cover of The New York Daily News had a story on the U.S. barring ships from entering Chinese waters. The Los Angeles Times told of a boy skier who was found frozen to death, and a forecast of holiday snow for much of the country.

Throughout the course of history, military alliances have existed, to act either as a counter-balancing force or to repel a perceived threat. The origins of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) stem from its members' perceived need to balance the rising power of the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II. It was initially created as a countervailing force to the Berlin Blockade and the threat of Communism aggression. After the end of Cold War hostilities in 1991, NATO needed to repurpose the Alliance, if it was to survive and stay relevant as a functioning organization. Initially, it expanded its responsibilities to peacekeeping and crisis management, until President Clinton proposed a Partnership for Peace (PfP), which laid the foundation for expanding the NATO alliance eastward, allowing NATO to readjust its scope for security, by pursuing an expansive concept of global, collective security. In the 21 century NATO was confronted by new global challenges and the Alliance adapted by transforming its military capability towards new military excursions. However in recent years the Alliance has been heavily criticized for being a Western foreign policy tool” in the guise of humanitarian expeditions, leading to controversy over NATO's ability to deliver on its state-craft solutions. Consequently one area which has been affected by NATO's military missions is the Russian Federation's sphere of influence, leading to a fundamental reform of Russia's relations with the western military alliance since the mid 2000s. In particular, NATO interventions in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Libya have forced Russia to rethink its security strategy and modernize its military capabilities. In this episode my aim will be to explain how major crises since the early 2000s have been shaped by NATO-Russia relations. The central theme argues that differences in NATO and Russian geopolitical discourses towards crises in Kosovo, Libya and Afghanistan have led to reciprocal disagreements resulting in negative relations with Russia. My objectives will be to: 1.) Outline and compare the concepts behind the relevant NATO and Russian geopolitical discourses in relation to Kosovo, Afghanistan and Libya 2.) To address the question; Why NATO intervened in the affairs of these three countries? 3.) Explain the consequences for their mutual relations and cooperation within the international arena. 4. How have the NATO military interventions affected relations with Russia after the Cold War? After examining the historical background of each of the three countries involved, I will examine the geopolitical discourses relevant to each crisis. In the final section, I will briefly review the short-term effectiveness of the two NATO bombing campaigns by reviewing the casualties and loss of life; whether the humanitarian goals such as (R2P) “responsibility to protect” were achieved. Also, whether the stated goals became de-prioritized, as unstated goals took greater precedence.

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Today we do a recap of the first 7ish years of the Cold War. The Big Three, Atomic Power, Marshall Plan, Berlin Blockade, Communist China, and the Korean War. 

Today we do a recap of the first 7ish years of the Cold War. The Big Three, Atomic Power, Marshall Plan, Berlin Blockade, Communist China, and the Korean War. 

Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wuchsen bald die Spannungen zwischen den USA und den westeuropäischen Ländern auf der einen Seite und der Sowjetunion auf der anderen. Mittendrin das zwischen den Siegermächten aufgeteilte Deutschland, aus dem 1949 zwei eigenständige Staaten entstanden, die Bundesrepublik und die DDR. Ereignisse wie die Berlin-Blockade 1948/1949 führten in Westeuropa zu einem verstärkten Gefühl der Bedrohung durch die Sowjetunion und zum Bedürfnis, die militärisch starken USA als dauerhafte Schutzmacht in Anspruch zu nehmen. Dies war die Grundlage für die Gründung der NATO 1949. Anfangs waren es 12 Mitgliedsstaaten. Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland war noch nicht dabei. Sie tritt erst 9. Mai 1955 der NATO bei – drei Jahre später als die Türkei und Griechenland. Der NATO-Beitritt ist Bestandteil des sogenannten Pariser Verträge, mit denen das Besatzungsstatut in Westdeutschland beendet wurde. Konrad Adenauer unterzeichnet den NATO-Beitritt in Paris anlässlich der Feierlichkeiten zehn Jahre nach der deutschen Kapitulation. Reporter ist Max Schulze-Vorberg.

Our crew today: Dr. Steph, Captain Jeff, and Producer Liz Pyper. Guest host Captain Dana. Join us for the latest in aviation news, your feedback, and this week's Plane Tale "Friedrich Karl von Koenig-Warthausen and the Crazy Baron!" Photo Credit: Nick Anderson [00:03:42] NEWS [00:04:01] Ethiopian Airlines Employees Hid in Roof Space of Passenger Plane in Daring Escape to the United States [00:10:39] West Atlantic AT72 at Guernsey and Jersey on Apr 16th 2021, Cargo Shift in Flight [00:18:33] Virgin Pilot Fired Over Claims He Took '40 winks' During Flight Wins £90,000 Payout [00:28:26] Student Pilot has STUCK FULL THROTTLE [00:48:51] Aerosucre B732 at Puerto Carreno on Feb 3rd 2022, Engine Failure on Takeoff [00:56:15] ‘Candy Bomber' of Berlin Blockade, Gail Halvorsen, Dies at 101 [00:59:02] GETTING TO KNOW US [01:36:43] COFFEE FUND [01:39:48] FEEDBACK [01:40:01] Jonathan - AA 1775 [01:54:52] PLANE TALE - Friedrich Karl von Koenig-Warthausen and the Crazy Baron! [02:17:45] Sean - Friendly Reminder: CBD [02:27:44] Carl - 509 - Lake in Iceland [02:30:06] Tim - F35 - Aircraft Carrier Crash [02:36:24] JJ Pittsburgh - Voiceovers and Quiz Shows [02:40:58] Andrew - Early Arrivals [02:45:18] Laura - Paragliding has Gone to the Dogs VIDEO Don't see the video? Click this to watch it on YouTube! ABOUT RADIO ROGER “Radio Roger” Stern has been a TV and Radio reporter since he was a teenager. He's won an Emmy award for his coverage in the New York City Market. Currently you can hear his reporting in New York on radio station 1010 WINS, the number one all-news station in the nation. Nationally you can hear him anchor newscasts on the Fox News Radio Network and on Fox's Headlines 24-7 service on Sirius XM Radio. In addition Roger is a proud member of and contributor to the APG community. Give us your review in iTunes! I'm "airlinepilotguy" on Facebook, and "airlinepilotguy" on Twitter. feedback@airlinepilotguy.com airlinepilotguy.com "Appify" the Airline Pilot Guy website (http://airlinepilotguy.com) on your phone or tablet! ATC audio from http://LiveATC.net Intro/outro Music, Coffee Fund theme music by Geoff Smith thegeoffsmith.com Dr. Steph's intro music by Nevil Bounds Capt Nick's intro music by Kevin from Norway (aka Kevski) Doh De Oh by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100255 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Copyright © AirlinePilotGuy 2022, All Rights Reserved Airline Pilot Guy Show by Jeff Nielsen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Author and historian Rachel Yarnell Thompson joins Tim to talk about the man with a plan, George Marshall, whose “Marshall Plan” reshaped Europe and the world after World War Two. After playing important military roles in winning both World War One and World War Two, he was tapped for what would become his most well-recognized legacy, the rebuilding of the free world. Rachel is the author of: Marshall—A Statesman Shaped in the Crucible of War. This Encore Episode was first released on November 11, 2019. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Encore_-_George_Marshall.mp3 George C. Marshall was named the Army chief of staff in Washington on the day that Nazi tanks rolled through Poland on their way to near complete domination of Eastern and Western Europe. He was the first five-star general in American history. From that day forward, he transformed the American military into a level of power never before seen. He oversaw the country's and the allies' military strategy that led to unconditional victories in Europe and in the Pacific. In addition to Europe and the Pacific, he oversaw military operations in China and the Mediterranean. He had the respect of world leaders that included President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, and of course throughout all of the armed forces. He was credited with finding the generals who would win the war, including generals Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley and George Patton. He was one of the architects of the D-Day invasion and was set to command the invasion of Normandy, when FDR decided to keep General Marshall in Washington. FDR said to his general, “I didn't feel that I could sleep at ease if you were out of Washington.” George Marshall's accomplishments are many. Once the war ended, he retired from the military, and in one day was called upon by President Harry Truman to address China's civil war as the president's special envoy. President Truman tapped Marshall to serve as his Secretary of State, dealing with the Berlin Blockade, and then to develop and implement the European Recovery Program, better known as the Marshall Plan. Along the way, George Marshall would become president of the American Red Cross, and President Truman's Secretary of Defense during the Korean War. He earned the Nobel Peace Prize. George Marshall was a study in contrasts. He was the commander of the most powerful military the world, yet he was seen as a man of quiet, even humble confidence in his own ideas. He operated in a highly political environment with the world's leading politicians, yet he refused to become political. Often, when he was asked of his own party affiliation, he said he was an Episcopalian. In the process, he won the respect, admiration and the trust of both Democrat and Republican leaders. Our Gratitude Our thanks to Rachel Yarnell Thompson and the George C. Marshall International Center for providing their time and resources in support of production of this episode, including photo depictions. Links The George C. Marshall International Center The George C. Marshall Foundation George C. Marshall's Nobel Prize Biography, The Nobel Prize Committee George C. Marshall, History.com The Marshall Plan, Secretary of State Office of the Historian The Marshall Plan, National Archives About this Episode's Guest Rachel Yarnell Thompson Rachel Yarnell Thompson is The George C. Marshall International Center's Special Projects Director. The Center is located near the Marshall House, known locally as Dodona Manor, the general's former residence in Leesburg, Virginia. She is also the author of the book, Marshall—A Statesman Shaped in the Crucible of War.

After 323 days of the Berlin Blockade, a weather system nearly brought the city to its knees. However, the strength of the Germans, tenacity of the Americans (and a little bit of luck), resulted in victory.

After 323 days of the Berlin Blockade, a weather system nearly brought the city to its knees. However, the strength of the Germans, tenacity of the Americans (and a little bit of luck), resulted in victory.

Photo: A U-2 reconnaissance photograph of Cuba, showing Soviet nuclear missiles, their transports and tents for fueling and maintenance.. @Batchelorshow #Londinium90AD: Three American Empire defeats and the recoveries, 1948, 1953, 1963. Michael Vlahos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Blockade

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Post World War II, Germany and Berlin get divided into 4 administrative zones each run by the US, UK, Soviet Union and France. The Allies soon start bickering leading to the Berlin Blockade which will result in the US getting established as the new leader of the free world.

Berlin-Blockade und Mauerbau: die Berliner scheinen alles zu überstehen. So auch die aktuelle Coronavirus-Pandemie. Was früher Wohn-Elend war, ist heute teurer Chic. Der liebe Gott ist ein (Sprach-)Berliner. Heute liefert Dieter Hapel einen kulinarischen Tipp aus der "Kanton-Street". Berlin ist bunt. Dieter Hapel berichtet in DNEWS24 aus der Hauptstadt. Das Intro stammt mit freundlicher Genehmigung von musicfox.

In dieser Ausgabe der "Freitagsspitzen" spreche ich mit Christian Kipper. Er ist Geschäftsführer der "Deutschen Fernsehlotterie" - vielen von uns ehemals bekannt als "ARD Fernsehlotterie" oder "ein Platz an der Sonne". Seit 1956 unterstützt die "Fernsehlotterie" das solidarische Miteinander in Deutschland. Bisher hat sie mit über 2 Milliarden Euro rund 9.300 soziale Projekte gefördert. Die Geschichte der "Fernsehlotterie" ist dabei äußerst spannend: Ursprünglich angefangen hat nämlich alles in den 1940er Jahren während der Berlin-Blockade. Damals wurden Kinder mit den „Rosinenbombern“ auf dem Rückweg aus Berlin ausgeflogen. Das Ziel: „Ein Platz an der Sonne“ in Westdeutschland. Mit Christian Kipper spreche ich darüber: -> Was die "Deutsche Fernsehlotterie" ist und wie sie Projekte unterstützt. -> Wie sich soziales Engagement in Deutschland verändert hat. -> Warum soziales Engagement so wichtig für eine Gesellschaft ist. -> Warum die aktuelle Kampagne der "Deutschen Fernsehlotterie" ohne Models auskommt. -> Warum Christian Kipper ein Kinderhospiz in Erinnerung bleibt und für ihn Dankbarkeit und Demüt wichtige Begleiter sind. Freut euch auf eine neue Ausgabe der "Freitagsspitzen" mit Christian Kipper. Fotocredit: Deutsche Fernsehlotterie Website der Deutschen Fernsehlotterie: https://www.fernsehlotterie.de/ ------ Über die Freitagsspitzen ------ Audioapostel, Medienjunkie und Kommunikationsfreak auf der Suche nach unterhaltenden Antworten, freitags im Gespräch mit spannenden Persönlichkeiten. Das Ziel: Themen zuspitzen -rund um Kommunikation, Digitalisierung und das Leben überhaupt! Die Mission: Zuhören, lernen und schmunzeln - gerne auch über das flotte Tempo des Fragenden. Denn Achtung, die Zeit läuft. Es gibt viel zu hören! Bei den Freitagsspitzen. Dem Podcast mit Magazincharakter. Folge uns auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diefreitagsspitzen/ Kontakt zu uns: freitag@freitagsspitzen.de

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A spirited reading of the WIkipedia entry for the Berlin Blockade and the resultant Berlin Airlift. The original page can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Blockade. Send feedback or contact us via email at: wikireadia@pm.me. Follow on Twitter; @ItsWikireadia --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/eric-goeres/support

This episode was first released on 9.30.19.Why should you care about The Cold War? Join Shannon and Jason as they discuss the Berlin Blockade, the Space Race, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and even Rocky IV.Music from https://filmmusic.io "Airport Lounge" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

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Fast ein Jahr lang sperrten die Sowjets Land- und Wasserwege zwischen den westlichen Sektoren Berlins und den westlichen Besatzungszonen Deutschlands. Nur über eine Luftbrücke wurden mehr als zwei Millionen Menschen versorgt.

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In this episode, we talk a little bit about the Berlin Blockade and Airlift.

In this episode, I talk about what exactly a "cold war" is, how World War II ties into the Cold War, and some key concepts of the early Cold War era, like containment, the Berlin Blockade, and the Korean War.

Liz looks at East-West boundaries for your GCSE history exam. In this episode, she will look at how Germany was divided into zones, and the crises which followed. Liz goes through the alliances that formed, including Cominform, Comecon and NATO. Ideal for preparing your GCSE history exam. Suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR and CIE exam boards. Ideal for preparing you for your GCSE History exam. Click here for the full course, or visit this link: http://bit.ly/2v73km3

Author and historian Rachel Yarnell Thompson joins Tim to talk about the man with a plan, George Marshall, whose “Marshall Plan” reshaped Europe and the world after World War Two. After playing important military roles in winning both World War One and World War Two, he was tapped for what would become his most well-recognized legacy, the rebuilding of the free world. Rachel is the author of: Marshall—A Statesman Shaped in the Crucible of War. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/Marshall_Plan_Final_auphonic.mp3 George C. Marshall was named the Army chief of staff in Washington on the day that Nazi tanks rolled through Poland on their way to near complete domination of Eastern and Western Europe. He was the first five-star general in American history. From that day forward, he transformed the American military into a level of power never before seen. He oversaw the country's and the allies' military strategy that led to unconditional victories in Europe and in the Pacific. In addition to Europe and the Pacific, he oversaw military operations in China and the Mediterranean. He had the respect of world leaders that included President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, and of course throughout all of the armed forces. He was credited with finding the generals who would win the war, including generals Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley and George Patton. He was one of the architects of the D-Day invasion and was set to command the invasion of Normandy, when FDR decided to keep General Marshall in Washington. FDR said to his general, “I didn't feel that I could sleep at ease if you were out of Washington.” George Marshall's accomplishments are many. Once the war ended, he retired from the military, and in one day was called upon by President Harry Truman to address China's civil war as the president's special envoy. President Truman tapped Marshall to serve as his Secretary of State, dealing with the Berlin Blockade, and then to develop and implement the European Recovery Program, better known as the Marshall Plan. Along the way, George Marshall would become president of the American Red Cross, and President Truman's Secretary of Defense during the Korean War. He earned the Nobel Peace Prize. George Marshall was a study in contrasts. He was the commander of the most powerful military the world, yet he was seen as a man of quiet, even humble confidence in his own ideas. He operated in a highly political environment with the world's leading politicians, yet he refused to become political. Often, when he was asked of his own party affiliation, he said he was an Episcopalian. In the process, he won the respect, admiration and the trust of both Democrat and Republican leaders. Our Gratitude Our thanks to Rachel Yarnell Thompson and the George C. Marshall International Center for providing their time and resources in support of production of this episode, including photo depictions. Links The George C. Marshall International Center The George C. Marshall Foundation George C. Marshall's Nobel Prize Biography, The Nobel Prize Committee George C. Marshall, History.com The Marshall Plan, Secretary of State Office of the Historian The Marshall Plan, National Archives About this Episode's Guest Rachel Yarnell Thompson Rachel Yarnell Thompson is The George C. Marshall International Center's Special Projects Director. The Center is located near the Marshall House, known locally as Dodona Manor, the general's former residence in Leesburg, Virginia. She is also the author of the book, Marshall—A Statesman Shaped in the Crucible of War.

Author and historian Rachel Yarnell Thompson joins Tim to talk about the man with a plan, George Marshall, whose “Marshall Plan” reshaped Europe and the world after World War Two. After playing important military roles in winning both World War One and World War Two, he was tapped for what would become his most well-recognized legacy, the rebuilding of the free world. Rachel is the author of: Marshall—A Statesman Shaped in the Crucible of War. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/Marshall_Plan_Final_auphonic.mp3 George C. Marshall was named the Army chief of staff in Washington on the day that Nazi tanks rolled through Poland on their way to near complete domination of Eastern and Western Europe. He was the first five-star general in American history. From that day forward, he transformed the American military into a level of power never before seen. He oversaw the country’s and the allies’ military strategy that led to unconditional victories in Europe and in the Pacific. In addition to Europe and the Pacific, he oversaw military operations in China and the Mediterranean. He had the respect of world leaders that included President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, and of course throughout all of the armed forces. He was credited with finding the generals who would win the war, including generals Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley and George Patton. He was one of the architects of the D-Day invasion and was set to command the invasion of Normandy, when FDR decided to keep General Marshall in Washington. FDR said to his general, “I didn’t feel that I could sleep at ease if you were out of Washington.” George Marshall’s accomplishments are many. Once the war ended, he retired from the military, and in one day was called upon by President Harry Truman to address China’s civil war as the president’s special envoy. President Truman tapped Marshall to serve as his Secretary of State, dealing with the Berlin Blockade, and then to develop and implement the European Recovery Program, better known as the Marshall Plan. Along the way, George Marshall would become president of the American Red Cross, and President Truman’s Secretary of Defense during the Korean War. He earned the Nobel Peace Prize. George Marshall was a study in contrasts. He was the commander of the most powerful military the world, yet he was seen as a man of quiet, even humble confidence in his own ideas. He operated in a highly political environment with the world’s leading politicians, yet he refused to become political. Often, when he was asked of his own party affiliation, he said he was an Episcopalian. In the process, he won the respect, admiration and the trust of both Democrat and Republican leaders. Our Gratitude Our thanks to Rachel Yarnell Thompson and the George C. Marshall International Center for providing their time and resources in support of production of this episode, including photo depictions. Links The George C. Marshall International Center The George C. Marshall Foundation George C. Marshall's Nobel Prize Biography, The Nobel Prize Committee George C. Marshall, History.com The Marshall Plan, Secretary of State Office of the Historian The Marshall Plan, National Archives About this Episode’s Guest Rachel Yarnell Thompson Rachel Yarnell Thompson is The George C. Marshall International Center’s Special Projects Director. The Center is located near the Marshall House, known locally as Dodona Manor, the general’s former residence in Leesburg, Virginia. She is also the author of the book, Marshall—A Statesman Shaped in the Crucible of War.

Why should you care about The Cold War? Join Shannon and Jason as they discuss the Berlin Blockade, the Space Race, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and even Rocky IV.Music from https://filmmusic.io "Airport Lounge" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

SUMMARY of Episode 8 – Cold War Pawns – Berlin Conflict and The KoreanWarWe look the conferences that took place between Roosevelt, Stalin andChurchill. Germany is split into Western portion and USSR portion. Berlin issplit into East and West. The USSR blockades the West from Berlin. TheCommunists take power in North Korea. In the Korean War, the USA supportsSouth Korea. China and the USSR support North Korea.Starring: France; The Berlin Blockade; North Korea; South Korea; MaoZedong; Joseph Stalin; Kim Il-Sung; Kim Jong-un; West Germany; EastGermany; and many more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.

In 1938, Hitler’s chief architect Albert Speer started redesigning Berlin for a New Order, elements of which exist today. The Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin features designs that specifically evoke the Third Reich. Following the end of World War II, the airport became a crucial access point for the US and British to bring food through the Berlin Blockade. It was closed in 2008, and then became a park, and emergency refugee housing. But the buildings remain. What do we do with the everyday reminders of a dark history? EDITOR'S NOTE: one instance of explicit language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fast ein Jahr ist Westberlin abgeriegelt. Die sowjetischen Besatzungstruppen blockieren Straßen, Schienen und Wasserwege in die Stadt. Doch die Amerikaner versorgen die Bevölkerung mit den berühmten Rosinenbombern. Die Machtprobe beginnt im Juni 1948 und dauert bis zum Mai 1949. In der Nacht vom 11. auf den 12. Mai heben die Sowjets die Blockade auf. Reporterinnen und Reporter berichten im Rundfunk von verschiedenen prominenten Punkten der Stadt aus, wie sich der Alltag langsam zu normalisieren scheint.

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Mike Schad, 91, of Grove City is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served during the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The oldest of 11 children, he grew up and graduated from high school in Plainview, Minnesota, and attended the University of Minnesota for a year. Motivated by a love of airplanes, he said, he joined the Air Force in 1948. He had wanted to become an Air Force pilot but was told, “We’ve got pilots sitting around here with nothing to do from World War II, and we need other people doing other jobs,” he said. Trained as an air-traffic and radar controller, he worked at towers, mobile radar facilities and air-traffic centers during 22 years in the Air Force, typically serving at a base from one to three years before being assigned to a new location. His assignments included Newfoundland and Bermuda, which were refueling stops for aircraft flying to Germany during the Berlin Blockade and Berlin Airlift. The airlift began in June 1948, when the Soviet Union blocked all ground and water traffic to the people of West Berlin and prevented food shipments from reaching them. The United States and Britain had to transport food and fuel to them by air until May 1949, when the Soviet Union ended the blockade. Schad met his wife, Marge, in Nova Scotia. They married there and traveled by car from Canada to his new assignment in California, he said. He served as a tower chief at an air base in Korea during the Korean War, working alongside U.S. and South Korean controllers. U.S. Air Force, Marine and Navy aircraft used the base, as did South Koreans. Marine and Navy planes landed at the base if they were carrying bombs they were unable to drop or had a maintenance problem. In those cases, Schad said, they weren’t allowed to land on their aircraft carriers. That resulted in “some tragic landings” at the airfield, he said. Schad worked in the control tower with six American and six South Korean controllers, he said. South Korean pilots flew North American Aviation P-51 Mustangs (later designated F-51, referencing the change from pursuit plane to fighter) and often returned to the base low on fuel. When that occurred, the pilots would be “ranting and raving on the radio. ... They did a good job, but we saw a few mid-air collisions while I was there.” If the South Korean pilots didn’t like the controllers’ instructions, the pilots would land their planes and climb up the tower for an angry confrontation with their countrymen – a practice that came to a stop when Schad started locking the tower doors, he said. With landing wheels on only the wings and tail, the Mustangs’ noses were pointed upward as they taxied onto the runway, limiting the Korean pilots’ vision. If a landing plane stopped too soon on the runway, Schad said, the propeller of a following Mustang sometimes clipped its tail. Kimchi, a dish made with fermented vegetables and especially Napa cabbage, was a favorite of the Korean controllers, but the Americans found the odor too much to bear in the cramped tower, Schad said. Kimchi was kept out of the tower after the Koreans were allowed to eat in the U.S. mess hall. Schad later served in Germany from 1955 to 1958 and began working as a radar controller. During the Vietnam War, he was assigned to Japan’s Okinawa Island, working as a chief of a mobile radar-control approach. Both military and civilian aircraft used the base there, he said. “I had never forgot I wanted to be a pilot,” he said, so he earned a private pilot’s license in Okinawa, flying out of a former Japanese fighter base. In addition to adjusting to the geography and weather patterns at each new assignment, Schad helped train recently graduated controllers arriving from the U.S., he said. In Okinawa, his base was in a typhoon’s 120-mph winds for two days, and it was “so noisy you couldn’t hear each other’s talk in the building.” In the U.S., he served at bases in California, Florida, New Mexico and Virginia. After leaving the Air Force in 1970 as a senior master sergeant, he managed the control tower at the new Bolton Field airport in southwest Columbus. He also attended flight school at Bolton, mostly financed by the GI Bill. “I was very fortunate to be able to use that money,” he said, to earn a commercial pilot’s license with multi-engine, instrument, flight-instructor and air-transport ratings. In 50 years of flying, he said, he has spent 17,000 hours in the air. That’s an equivalent of almost two years. “I walked away from three accidents without getting hurt. I was very fortunate there,” he said. “One of them was my fault; the other two weren’t.” In one mishap caused by weather conditions, his aircraft rolled off the end of a runway, “through a fence, through a ditch, across a road and into a guy’s backyard.” “It didn’t help the airplane any,” he said. Schad said he still enjoys flying locally. He and his wife have four children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His decorations include the United Nations Service Medal for Korea, the Distinguished Service Medal with oak-leaf cluster, the Air Force Commendation Medal with oak-leaf cluster and the Good Conduct Medal. His advice to veterans is, “Take care of the family and be a good patriot, a good citizen and take care of your health.” This podcast was hosted and produced by Scott Hummel, ThisWeek Community News assistant managing editor, digital. This profile was written by Paul Comstock.

Monday Night Philosophy features author Benn Steil, winner of the 2018 American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon Prize for best book. Steil will discuss the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan. In the wake of World War II, with Britain's empire collapsing and Stalin's on the rise, U.S. officials under new Secretary of State George C. Marshall set out to reconstruct Western Europe as a bulwark against Communist authoritarianism. Their massive, costly and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds with their history and self-conceptions. In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union and a Western identity that continues to shape world events. Focusing on the critical years 1947 to 1949, Steil's account brings to life the Prague Coup, the Berlin Blockade, the division of Germany, and Stalin's determination to crush the Marshall Plan and undermine American power in Europe. As Putin's Russia is again rattling the world order, the tenuous balance of power and uncertain order of the late 1940s is as relevant as ever. MLF ORGANIZER NAME George Hammond NOTES MLF: Humanities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ich habe früher öfter meinen Vater ausgefragt wie das „damals“ alles so war. Aber ich finde diese Gespräche gehören aufgefrischt. Ich ärgere mich auch, dass meine Größmüttter mir eigentlich nichts von „früher“ erzählt habe und ich meine Großväter nie kennengelernt habe. Als sich die Reichskristallnacht und die Progrome zum 80ten mal jährten hab ich dann zum nächsten Besuch bei meinen Eltern das Aufnahmeequipment eingepackt. Die Geschichten und Erinnerungen unser Familie einfangen. Für mich, meine Eltern, meine Tochter und dann vielleicht irgendwann meine Enkel. Meinem Vater und mir hat es Spass gemacht. Und ich hab ein - zwei Sachen erfahren, die ich vorher noch nicht gewusst habe. In dieser Folge reden wir über die letzten Jahre des Krieges und das Aufwachsen im Nachkriegs-Berlin. - Ringstr. / Carstennstr. Ritterbergkrankenhaus - http://www.carstennstr.de - Evakuierung der Bevölkerung aus Berlin - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlacht_um_Berlin - Lahn - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahn - Holzappel - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holzappel - NSDAP - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalsozialistische_Deutsche_Arbeiterpartei - Weltwirtschaftskrise - https://www.dhm.de/lemo/kapitel/weimarer-republik/industrie-und-wirtschaft/weltwirtschaftskrise.html - Trinks - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinks_(Unternehmen) - Rhenser Brunnen - http://www.rhenser.de - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhens - https://www.rhein-zeitung.de/bilder-regional_galerie,-geschichte-des-rhenser-mineralbrunnens-_mediagalid,43135.html - Luftangriffe auf Berlin - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftangriffe_der_Alliierten_auf_Berlin - Tempelhof - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin-Tempelhof - Zehlendorf - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin-Zehlendorf - Eroberung Berlins - http://www.spiegel.de/sptv/special/a-121770.html - Sexuelle Gewalt durch die rote Armee - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuelle_Gewalt_im_Zweiten_Weltkrieg - Kriegskinder - http://www.kriegskind.de/index.php?id=10 - https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/die-spaetfolgen-sind-bis-heute-spuerbar.1148.de.html?dram:article_id=238950 - Hungerjahre nach dem Krieg - http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/hungerwinter-1946-47-in-deutschland-das-ueberleben-nach-dem-krieg-a-1133476.html - Entnazifizierung - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entnazifizierung - Schulspeisung - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulspeisung#Westdeutschland_nach_dem_Zweiten_Weltkrieg - Care Paket - https://www.care.de/care-paket/ - Berlin Blockade - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin-Blockade - Währungsreform - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Währungsreform_1948_(Westdeutschland) - Prügelstrafe in der Schule - http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/pruegelstrafe-in-der-schule-a-949811.html - Volksschule - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksschule - Ruderklub Wannsee - http://raw-berlin.org - Kastenrudern - https://wanderrudern.de/html/kasten.html - Tanzlokale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPULEiwni_g - Eierschale Dahlem - https://www.berliner-eierschale.de - AFN - http://www.afneurope.net / https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Forces_Network - Riverboat - http://www.rockinberlin.de/index.php?title=Riverboat - Badewanne - https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/berliner-kuenstlerkabarett-die-badewanne-wie-der-witz-aus-truemmern-auferstand/9876124.html - Schlosser - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlosserei - Maschinenfabrik Albert Roller - https://www.schoene-kiezmomente.de/zeitzeugen-aus-stein/ - Zündholzmaschinen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2r7PBdl7m8

From Wikipedia: The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948–12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche mark from West Berlin. The Western Allies organized the Berlin airlift (26 June 1948–30 September 1949) to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin, a difficult feat given the size of the city's population. Aircrews from the United States Air Force, the British Royal Air Force, the French Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and the South African Air Force flew over 200,000 flights in one year, providing to the West Berliners up to 8,893 tons of necessities each day, such as fuel and food. The Soviets did not disrupt the airlift for fear this might lead to open conflict.` By the spring of 1949, the airlift was clearly succeeding, and by April it was delivering more cargo than had previously been transported into the city by rail. On 12 May 1949, the USSR lifted the blockade of West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade served to highlight the competing ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe.

The Roman Catholic Church purchased 90 acres of land in Canon City, Colorado, formerly known as Fruitmere Orchards, from Captain Benjamin F. Rockefeller for the Benedictine Society of Colorado. The Benedictines called the new religious foundation the Holy Cross Abbey. The main building was constructed in 1924 and rises to four stories and was designed by Joseph Dillon and L.A. Des Jardins with a Collegiate Gothic and Jacobean Revival style. This was not only a monastery, but it also was a boarding school for boys. There were bigger plans for the property, but the Depression stopped those plans. This location has been the scene of many suicides and other deaths and it seems that this has led to haunting activity. I am joined on this episode by Dennis Batchelor of Simply Ghosts, our listener Cheryl Lynn and two other investigators, Cindy and Sean, to share the history and their paranormal experiences at the Holy Cross Abbey. The Moment in Oddity features green olivine crystals from the sky and This Month in History features the Berlin Blockade. Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes and pics can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2018/06/ep-263-holy-cross-abbey.html Become an Executive Producer and give Mort something to do: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Music: Vanishing from http://purple-planet.com (Moment in Oddity) In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com (This Month in History) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All other music licensing: PODCASTMUSIC.COM License Synchronization, Mechanical, Master Use and Performance Direct License for a Single Podcast Series under current monthly subscription.

Make sure to give a warm welcome to our featured history podcast through the History Podcasting Platform: Noah Tetzner, and his History of Vikings Podcast. You can find Noah's excellent podcast here: http://thehistoryofvikings.com/author/noahtetzner/ Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-vikings/id1363609926 Episode 20: Korean Background Part 3 concludes our examination of the Korean elements of the Korean War, by looking at the events which shaped the peninsula North and South between 1945-50. These were years of trouble, of building political bases and of tackling the inherent problems which each zone posed. Cultures of corruption, of political difference and of nationalism would all have to be adapted in this divided world. In the midst of these changes we also see the role which the many institutions of the United Nations had in bringing Korea back together on a basis which would be acceptable to both sides. In the late 1940s, it was far from certain that the division in Korea would be permanent. Since both Moscow and Washington were by now far more occupied with events going on in Western Europe, where events like the Berlin Blockade and the Prague Coup dominated, it was unsurprising that both had little time for affairs in Korea. In time though, as this episode shows, both sides saw the value in holding onto their zone, even while this act required some additional investment, and a consistent support of their favoured candidate, who didn't necessarily have the support of the country behind him. These years, indeed, show us what the Korean origins to the Korean War were, and how it was that over 100,000 Koreans had lost their lives in an undeclared civil war on the peninsula before the outbreak of war in June 1950.****************Music used: "Good Bye Sweet Old Manhattan Isle" by Harry Tally, released in 1909, a must for anyone who wants an atmospheric, patriotic and nostalgic look at America's city so nice, they named it twice! Available: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Harry_Tally/Antique_Phonograph_Music_Program_02102015/Good_Bye_Sweet_Old_Manhattan_Isle_-_Harry_Tally ************Sign up to our NEWSLETTER for the latest news and deals! In April and May subscribers get 20% OFF my Thirty Years War book, so don't delay! sign up here: https://mailchi.mp/a0d49eec863c/wdfpodcast Want to grab yourself some quality, stylish head/ear phones and get 15% off? Use the code WDF15 to avail of this special offer and start your listening journey with When Diplomacy Fails like never before! See: https://www.sudio.com/eu/Want to support this podcast in other ways, as we meander through the Korean War? Check out the following links to our social media, shop, website, source materials and Patreon below.History Podcasting Platform:http://www.wdfpodcast.com/history-podcasting-platform/Official shop where you can pick up all manner of podcast-related goodies: http://www.wdfpodcast.com/shop/Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WhenDiplomacyFailsPodcast/Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1856652614380207Twitter:... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the final episode of this miniseries, we look at the several crises which accompanied the answering of the German question. The Berlin Blockade, as well as the Prague Coup, provided key pieces of evidence in the Western mind that Stalinism was expanding its reach through the use of intimidation and brute force. Stalin, it was clear, was determined to pose as the champion of his own brand of Soviet, expansionist communism, powered by the Red Army and the threat of force. It was vital in these circumstances that the West provided a foil to such a challenge, but the question remained one of how to do so in a shattered Europe and a de-mobilising American armed force. To the surprise of all, the solution would be provided not in Europe, but thousands of miles away in Korea.Formidable though he seemed, Stalin had his own problems with Yugoslavia. Tito, it emerged, had developed his own cult of personality, and was far less willing to fall in line that his other Eastern neighbours. This, coupled with the creation of NATO in spring 1949, provided Stalin with a great strategic challenge. Europe was evidently not his for the taking, and the soft power of communism was evidently waning with the hardening of the communist party's attitudes towards their peers in the likes of Italy and France. Had Stalin missed the boat, or was he merely scheming to launch an attack somewhere else? Either way, it was clear that Stalin was the face of Soviet power, and that this Georgian native, this paranoid, cunning, ruthless man was the face of all of democracy's problems.Stalin responded to these challenges as only he knew how - with purges, a second reign of terror and show trials on a vast scale, as Eastern Europe's native communist parties were put through the ringer, and Stalin's worst qualities again bubbled to the surface. In our final installment of the Crash Course, these qualities inflict their damage on Stalin's position and reputation, but it was nothing the Kremlin leader could not handle. In the background, Stalin was already turning his attentions further East. He was in regular contact not merely with the Communist leader of China, but also with the most obscure Stalinist vassal in Korea, a man known as Kim Il-sung. Though nobody could know it yet, within the year, it would be Korea, not Europe, that attentions would be focused, with consequences that are felt to this day.***************Remember history friends, you too can support the podcast and join our lovely community in the process!Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WhenDiplomacyFailsPodcast/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1856652614380207/Twitter: https://twitter.com/wdfpodcastPatreon: www.patreon.com/WhenDiplomacyFailsWebsite: www.wdfpodcast.comBibliography: www.wdfpodcast.com/source-materials/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A nuclear arms race developed during the Cold War, an intense period between the Soviet Union and the United States and some other countries. This was one of the main causes that began the cold war. On both sides, perceived advantages of the adversary, such as the "missile gap" led to large spending on armaments and the stockpiling of vast nuclear arsenals. Proxy wars were fought all over the world in the Middle East, Korea, Vietnam in which the superpowers' conventional weapons were pitted against each other. Klaus Fuchs was a German theoretical physicist and atomic spy who, in 1950, was convicted of supplying information from the American, British, and Canadian Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union during and shortly after the Second World War. While at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Fuchs was responsible for many significant theoretical calculations relating to the first nuclear weapons, and later, early models of the hydrogen bomb. The second Red Scare occurred after World War II (1939–45), and was popularly known as "McCarthyism" after its most famous supporter, Senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthyism coincided with increased popular fear of communist espionage consequent to a Soviet Eastern Europe, the Berlin Blockade (1948–49), the Chinese Civil War, the confessions of spying for the Soviet Union given by several high-ranking U.S. government officials, and the Korean War. On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People's Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. "Midnight" has a deeper meaning to it besides the constant threat of war, There are various things taken into consideration when the scientists from The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists decide what Midnight and Global catastrophe really mean a particular year, They might include “Politics, Energy, Weapons, Diplomacy, and Climate science.” Members of the board judge Midnight by discussing how close they think humanity is to the end of civilization. In 1947, during the Cold War, the Clock was started at seven minutes to midnight. The Clock's setting is decided without a specified starting time. The Clock is not set and reset in real time as events occur; rather than respond to each and every crisis as it happens, the Science and Security Board meets twice annually to discuss global events in a deliberative manner. The closest nuclear war threat, the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, reached crisis, climax, and resolution before the Clock could be set to reflect that possible doomsday. In most of the states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and West Germany, as well as the Soviet Bloc, and especially in the neutral countries, such as Switzerland and in Sweden during the 1950s and 1960s, many civil defense practices took place to prepare for the aftermath of a nuclear war, which seemed quite likely at that time.

An audio revision guide providing an overview of relations between the USA and the USSR in the years immediately following the Second World War. Includes Stalin's control of eastern Europe, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Aid, Berlin Blockade.