Overview

• Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner laid a wreath at the Luftbrückendenkmal in Tempelhof to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift.
• The Berlin Airlift, conducted from June 1948 to May 1949, involved over 270,000 flights delivering essential supplies to sustain over two million West Berliners during the Soviet blockade.
• The blockade was a Soviet response to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark in West Berlin, aiming to force political concessions by cutting off land, water, power, and gas routes.
• Wegner highlighted the importance of resisting dictatorship and oppression, drawing parallels between the airlift's legacy and contemporary challenges to democracy.
• He expressed gratitude to the multinational participants of the airlift and pledged to preserve their memory as a symbol of unity and resilience.