Berliners mourn Tempelhof closure
Hundreds of people gathered at Tempelhof airport on Thursday night to bid farewell to the famed hub of the Berlin Airlift.
Friday, 31.10.2008.
14:51
Hundreds of people gathered at Tempelhof airport on Thursday night to bid farewell to the famed hub of the Berlin Airlift. The airport became a powerful symbol of the Cold War when Soviet forces prevented supplies from getting into West Berlin in 1948-49. Berliners mourn Tempelhof closure The West responded by airlifting more than two million tonnes of food and other goods into Tempelhof for nearly a year. For many Berliners it is much more than a landing strip. As the last flight took to the skies, protestors held a vigil to renew their demands for the airport to be kept open. Chancellor Angela Merkel wanted to prevent Tempelhof from closing, but its fate was sealed in April after a referendum to prevent its closure failed because of low turnout. Tempelhof’s history dates back to the origins of aviation and reflects the city’s traumatic history. However, its finest hour came when the Americans, with the help of the British and French, launched an unprecedented airlift after Stalin blockaded the western sectors in an attempt to starve them into submission.
Berliners mourn Tempelhof closure
The West responded by airlifting more than two million tonnes of food and other goods into Tempelhof for nearly a year.For many Berliners it is much more than a landing strip. As the last flight took to the skies, protestors held a vigil to renew their demands for the airport to be kept open.
Chancellor Angela Merkel wanted to prevent Tempelhof from closing, but its fate was sealed in April after a referendum to prevent its closure failed because of low turnout.
Tempelhof’s history dates back to the origins of aviation and reflects the city’s traumatic history.
However, its finest hour came when the Americans, with the help of the British and French, launched an unprecedented airlift after Stalin blockaded the western sectors in an attempt to starve them into submission.
0 Komentari
Možda vas zanima
Rat – dan 794: Uništeni su; Žestoke borbe; "Noćna mora" VIDEO
Rat u Ukrajini – 794. dan. Ukrajinski presednik Volodimir Zelenski izjavio je da je Ukrajini potrebno najmanje sedam PVO sistema Patriot i pozvao ukrajinske partnere da ne gube vreme kako bi se Rusiji uputio "odlučan signal".
23:30
27.4.2024.
22 h
Analiza: Zašto su Nemci i SAD odložili izjašnjavanje o Rezoluciji o Srebrenici
Glasanje o Rezoluciji o Srebrenici pred Generalnom skupštinom Ujedinjenih nacija, prvobito planirano za 2. maj, pomereno je za najmanje četiri dana, jer Zapad želi da dobije na vremenu kako bi prikupio dodatne glasove.
19:11
27.4.2024.
1 d
Rat – dan 793: Vazdušna opasnost u celoj Ukrajini; Stižu Rusi
Rat u Ukrajini – 793. dan. Juče su na frontu bila 93 borbena okršaja, najviše ruskih napada Oružane snage Ukrajine odbile su na pravcu Avdejevka, Bahmut, Liman i Novopavliv, saopštava Vojska Ukrajine.
23:42
26.4.2024.
1 d
Zapad zapretio, Kina uzvratila
Kina je usvojila zakon o carinama kojim želi da osnaži mehanizme odbrane svoje ekomonije nakon pretnji Sjedinjenih Američkih Država i Evropske unije da će reagovati na izvoz jeftinih kineskih proizvoda.
7:59
27.4.2024.
1 d
Srđan Đoković hitno primljen u Urgentni centar
Srđan Đoković, otac najboljeg tenisera sveta Novaka Đokovića, hitno je primljen u Urgentni centar, prenosi "Kurir".
14:30
28.4.2024.
7 h
Komentari 0