The Candy Bomber The Berlin Airlift is remembered as a Symbol of American resolve…(Tine 39)
General Lucius D. Clay said, “There is no practicability in maintaining our position in Berlin and it must not be evaluated on that basis… We are convinced that our remaining in Berlin is essential to our prestige in Germany and in Europe. Whether for good or bad, it has become a symbol of American intent.” In Post-World War II Berlin, Germany’s capital, was divided into four sections. Those sections divided as follows: Soviet, French, American, and British. The Soviet Union did not waste any time using the separation as a means to expand communism in Eastern European countries. Since Berlin was divided, “it sat like cancer in the heart of Germany,”
General Lucius D. Clay said, “There is no practicability in maintaining our position in Berlin and it must not be evaluated on that basis… We are convinced that our remaining in Berlin is essential to our prestige in Germany and in Europe. Whether for good or bad, it has become a symbol of American intent.” In Post-World War II Berlin, Germany’s capital, was divided into four sections. Those sections divided as follows: Soviet, French, American, and British. The Soviet Union did not waste any time using the separation as a means to expand communism in Eastern European countries. Since Berlin was divided, “it sat like cancer in the heart of Germany,”