The Berlin Crisis of 1961 is a major turning point during the Cold War and answered, for a time, the question of Berlin; but unintended results from the events re-defined the Cold War over the …

What follows is a sampling of CIA intelligence documents dealing with Cold War Berlin from the beginning of the Allied occupation in the summer of 1945 until the construction of the Berlin …

My unit is intended to help students understand what happened in Berlin during and after the war. As a JROTC instructor, I am required to teach the cadets 15 hours of military history.

Jun 6, 2020 · Berlin as a flash-point between the world powers grew. Well before the 1960 presidential campaign, John Kenned became aware of the sensitivity of the Berlin question. In …

Note: This document is a transcript of telegram messages going back and forth from Washington, D.C. to Berlin between members of the military and President Truman’s staff.

In May 1960, Soviet fighter aircraft forced down an American C–47 transport that had strayed off-course on a flight from Copenhagen to Hamburg. Although the plane and its crew were …

The uncertainty prevailing in the Berlin crisis is reflected in this report from April 1959, which raises both the possibility of war and of Soviet measures short of war.