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  • 18 - Uplift

  • from Part II - Saviors
  • Zachary Shore, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
  • Book:
    This Is Not Who We Are
    Published online:
    19 January 2023
    Print publication:
    19 January 2023, pp 250-261

  • Summary

    When Soviet forces blockaded West Berlin in 1948, many Germans still considered Americans as enemies. They viewed the occupying troops with suspicion, even hostility. But Stalin’s ill-considered gambit of cutting off food, medicine, and coal cast the Soviets in a much harsher light. It enabled America to assume the role of savior. This chapter considers how America transformed its image in the eyes of average Germans as well as those around the world, thanks to its heroism during the Berlin Airlift.