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Thousands attend the unveiling of the Airlift Monument (Luftbrueckendenkmal) in front of the airport Tempelhof in Berlin, July 10, 1951. The monument is dedicated to the airlift, which was organized during the Berlin blockade in 1948 and 1949. When the Soviets blocked all traffic to and from the Western sectors, which were enclosed by the Soviet Zone, the Western Powers organized an airlift to supply West Berlin with food via the so-called Candy Bombers. The Mayor of Berlin during the unveiling described the monument as a memorial of peace and the cooperation of free people. (KEYSTONE/Photopress-Archiv/Str) === , ===