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blockade of Berlin - remember.

sirjones reminded of one character, Who feels that they say the blockade of West Berlin was a real blockade, in contrast to the blockade of Leningrad. About it and then wrote, see collection of stones at soloninskim "Two blockades"
Parsing situation with the siege of Leningrad was in particular made Gregory Pernavskim (sirjones).

how things work with the same blockade of West Berlin?

A dozen high school students from the Berlin Catholic School Salvator under the leadership of Mr. Behnke participated in the project (~ 1998-99 years) "Berlin Blockade" ( " Die Berliner Blockade " ). Under this project, along with a description of the siege was raised a few interview with the blockade and blockade of Berlin.
fragments which are presented below (translated from German, German fragments follow after each interview ).

Interview with Frau Butz (79 years old at the time of interview, born in 1920, lived in the 1945m with his parents and other relatives in Berlin, the district Moabit )
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Question : How can I get food \u0026lt;beginning of the blockade>, as all access roads to West Berlin were closed? How do you feel the help of Western allies through the "air bridge"?

A : ... Life went on. Yes, roads and waterways were blocked and we were supplied by air. Tegel airfield was within 3 - 4 months built .... Yes, we were starving, but I sometimes do not even have the desire to eat every day tasteless fresh food ...
I have no contacts with American soldiers was not, had contacts with the French. Even before the blockade in our corner of the French soldiers were living in German households, and us as well. However, they should have all the time to change the family, so that no permanent ties with a population not yet formed.
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Question : how things case with ties to the Eastern sector? Was it possible to buy there fresh food?

Answer: Of course yes. There may be a West-Berliner for the Eastern brands purchased. One family communist views from our street was doing so for it to she was treated with contempt. Purchasing products in the eastern often regarded as a betrayal.
As long as this family has not gone over the family members are regularly abused.
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Question : What was the atmosphere population during the siege?

Answer: People did not sacrifice herself for others, but it helps. However, mostly everyone had himself planned и структурировать свою жизнь.

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How was the food because as of now, since all access routes to West Berlin were closed? And how you experienced the help of the Western Allies through the air bridge?

Life went on anyway. Yes, the roads and waterways were closed and we were supplied through the air. Tegel airport was built in three to four months. ... Yes, we have gone hungry, but sometimes I had to eat even did not feel like it because every day the same, tasteless, bland food was. ... I had no contact with American soldiers. But more so with French. Even before the blockade were living in our area, many French soldiers in German families, including ours. They had to repeatedly change the family so that no firm ties could develop into the population ..

What was the connection to the Eastern time? You could also buy fresh food?

Oh, yes. You could buy over there than in West Berlin with the East Mark. A communist-minded family in our street has done the same, but was despised by all. It was not to buy food in the east, which was considered treason. Until the family moved away, she was exposed to the constant gauntlet in Frohnau.

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How was the climate in the population to block time?

People do not have sacrificed themselves for each other, but they helped themselves. But basically had to watch all that it can restructure itself somehow his life and new build.

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Интервью with Wolfgang Scholz (born in 1932 in the Berlin district of Tegel, in the siege visited Humboldt -school, his father, who returned from the front, worked as a teacher, mother a housewife, lived in the period blockade in the district Reinickendorf - located in the French occupation zone)

Question : What were your thoughts at the beginning of the blockade?

A : Berliners used uncertainty and internal irregularities since the beginning of board -4-Powers. ... I did not think of as 2 million the city, cut off from communication will be supplied with food .. but was full of optimism ...

Question : whether communication with the eastern sector?

A: Our family had no relatives no friends in the eastern part of the city \u0026lt; Berlin >. Although transport links across the borders of the sectors in the eastern sector operated continuously, I have avoided, especially because of the fear of Russian - visit the eastern part of the city.

Question: Have you received from the East or the products it could buy them?

A : The Soviet occupation authorities have suggested that western Berliners in the eastern sector of the card to get food and where they buy food. This proposal was not adopted Western-Berliners despite the need (with rare exceptions). In addition, the possibility of so-called , "Bag travel \u0026lt;travel for lack of> to the peasants in the suburbs that are in the Soviet zone of occupation. Food was varied for the goods. However, there was fear and opastnost in connection taking away from the border police, police sectors of the eastern sector of purchased products or even incarceration for. I therefore possible avoid going beyond the western sectors .... I remember how my mother made with a heavy heart, hoping to get to us on a potato, flour and butter together with a neighbor one two "sack trip" ... When driving back from her and other women away with a backpack potatoes. .. I can still hear her disappointed voice, she said that large commercial huckster and speculators with centners goods have not been touched by the police of the eastern sector ... Empty backpack that in those days was very necessary, my father took the next day ...

Question: What were the living and working conditions in a \u0026lt;blockade> time?

A : We tried as much as possible, to maintain the normal rhythm of life. Me as a student had it easier than their parents. The school lessons were only in the winter were some problems, school facilities are not always heated. As an aid had brought with them " stoves ", pipes are protruded from the windows of the class. On the fuel for stoves students had to take care.
Since the autumn of 1948 began daily blocking current in the West Berlin. These locks are significantly influenced life in the city. In the wrong place. Where we lived, the evening block just was not there when the restaurant at the French shore of Lake tegelskogo or when the Belgians were welcome guests.
also alarm notification voluntary fire brigades carried out feeding electricity from the power BEWAG

also trams stopped work because of locks with electricity, approx. from 6 pm. started later in the summer of 1948, the construction of Tegel airport were on hand to us. To pick up the evening shift workers could ride our route, with the help of a motor Car twice in the evening: 19:30 and 22:30. This enabled the evening meetings, which for a teenager I was very important.

Tantsevalnye evening that after the war time willingly attended, as had previously been in restaurants. Lighting candles during the current block created a special atmosphere. Current Amplifier not required - the music was "in-living" and the musicians is loud enough to play instruments. ....
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Was waren Ihre persönlichen Gedanken zum Ausbruch der Blockade?

Die Berliner waren an Ungewißheit über ihre Zukunft und innere Unruhe seit Beginn der Viermächte-Verwaltung their city used to .... I was thinking about how could two million people a city, cut off from the natural transport links and access roads, supplies and alive. Although, logically, no technical means to supply the population could be seen, I remained hopeful.

Were there ties to the eastern sector?

My family had no relatives or ties of friendship in the eastern part of our city. Although the transport links across the sector boundary in the eastern sector have consistently worked, I avoided it, for fear of the Russians to visit this part of our city.

they have received from the East or food can get?

The Soviet occupying power, has offered the residents of West Berlin, equip itself in the eastern sector to provide food stamps and leave. This offer was in spite of us Not West Berliners, with few exceptions, not been adopted. It was furthermore the possibility to power by so-called "Hamster trips" to the still existing at local farms (Soviet occupation zone) of an exchange with additional food. However, was the fear and danger to the "baggers" at the city or sector border to West Berlin to get the items removed by the Eastern police or vexatious circumstances, even to be arrested. That is why I avoided when possible, a leave of the Western sectors.
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I remember that my mother with a heavy heart, designed in the hope some potatoes and some butter and flour for us may, with the neighbor for a hamster or two trips by the shipping company Tegeler " main "per passenger ship on the Havel Direction Ruppin Lake were offered, went ..... On the way back to her and some other housewives in a raid on the bridge Havel in Oranienburg had been removed with difficulty managed to get hold the potatoes together with backpack. I can still hear her disappointed voice that said that the large, commercial hoarders and valves that had stowed hundredweight their goods in the bow of the ship, remained unmolested by the Eastern police. The empty backpack, to which one could not do without in these times, brought my father the next day by train from the police station in Oranienburg.
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What were the living and working conditions of the time?

We tried, as far as it went to pursue a normal life rhythm. That was for me growing up and something students certainly easier than my parents. At school, classes were held in a regulated framework. There was only some damage in the winter time, because the classrooms were always heated. A remedy was brought, so-called "iron stoves, the smoke pipe from the windows of individual classrooms looked. Also for the fuel had the Students to take responsibility.

found from the fall of 1948 a day in West Berlin instead of valves. These locks affect life in the city much. In our home the evening locks were broken only when the restaurant of the French on Lake Tegel or the Belgians, a reception was held. Also to alert the volunteer fire department siren means had to be turned on the power of the BEWAG.

The tram had during the off hours, adjusted so the evening of 18 clock, the operation thereof. The late summer of 1948, ongoing construction of the airport Tegel Tegelort brought to us in a certain advantage. To replace the evening shift of construction workers can, our line was allowed twice in the evening, at 19.30 and 22.30 clock, be used with one motor coach. Since we had the opportunity to evening meetings to Tegel go back and forth, what did appreciate just a teenager, as I was, very.

dances that were in the postwar period particularly like to visit, found in the restaurants will continue. Here, the candle lighting was developed in the current locks on particular mood. Power amplifiers for wurde nicht benötigt, da die Musik "life" produziert wurde und die Musiker ihre Instrumente ohne zusätzliche Technik laut genug spielen konnten.
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