Draft:British Blockade of Berlin

First Berlin Blockade
	Part of the Cold War
Date	12 April 1948 - unknown
Location	Berlin, Germany
Result	Soviet zone Victory Blockade lifted; East Berlin remains under the control of the Soviet forces;
Belligerents
Soviet Union	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Vasily Sokolovsky	Lucius D. Clay;
Casualties and losses
	None known currently

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Declined by Ktkvtsh 5 months ago. Last edited by Jonesey95 5 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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The First Berlin Blockade (12th April 1948) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, British^{[disambiguation needed]} troops blocked the Soviet Allies' road access to the sectors of Berlin under Soviet control.

References

British Pathé (Reuters), 1948 https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/172514/