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Berlin and the Cold War 1945 – 1949

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This programme looks at the Berlin Blockade of 1948-9. It provides two contrasting views of the Berlin Airlift – a pro-Soviet newsreel shown in East Germany, and a pro-western newsreel shown in West Germany.