Berlin Crisis - 1948 | Movietone Moment | 22 September 2023

On this day in 1948, the British Foreign Secretary said that a political solution would be found for the blockade of Berlin by Russia. Here is a British Movietone newsreel story showing the situation in Berlin at the time. Berlin, cut off from the Western zone of Germany by the Russian blockade, is threatened with hunger and worse. British and American planes have now begun to airlift supplies to the beleaguered city. CUT STORY: Map of Berlin. Map of Western Germany. Elevated shots of empty marshalling yards. Rail tracks deserted. Empty autobahns. GV idle barges on canal. Berlin shops and banks closed. People crowding onto trams. Trams move off. GV massed protest meeting - full screen umbrellas. CU various types. US plane takes off and in flight. Map showing flight direction. NIGHT: Planes land at Gatow. Planes directed into position. Germans and troops unload bacon, flour etc. Several shots of General Robertson walking through aerodrome to watch procedure. see story number 50432/2 for cuts Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. Find out more about AP Archive: You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM50432. #berlin #blockade #russia Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: