the Soviets cut electric power to West Berlin. On June 24, the Soviets halted all land and water access to the city; the blockade had begun. Despite having run a mini-airlift to re-supply the ...

Just before midnight, the Soviets cut power to West Berlin and then begin a blockade of the city. June 24: All rail, road, and water access from the Western zones to Berlin is halted. The next ...

This became known as the Berlin blockade. Stalin did not intend to risk war over Berlin, he likely wanted to show that the Soviets also had power in Germany which could match the demonstrations of ...