Events with tag - Soviet Bloc

June 24, 1948

Berlin Airlift

The Berlin Airlift was a remarkable humanitarian operation from June 1948 to September 1949, where Western allies delivered essential supplies to over 2 million West Berliners during Soviet blockade. Allied forces conducted 278,228 flights delivering 2.3 million tons of supplies.

May 14, 1955

Warsaw Pact Formation

The Warsaw Pact was established on May 14, 1955, as a military alliance between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern European communist states. It emerged as a direct response to NATO's expansion and West Germany's integration into Western alliance structures.