Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin in Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)

Berlin Airlift

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2008

1. Berlin Airlift Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the people of Berlin who endured the pain of war, gained hope through the Air-Lift, and experienced the rise and fall of the Berlin wall, culminating in their new found freedom with reunification of East/West Berlin.

And to the elite military forces of the United States, Great Britain, and France in Berlin 1945-1994 who stood tall and made it possible.

Erected 1998 by Berlin U.S. Military Veterans’ Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold • War, World II.

Location. 52° 27.338′ N, 13° 16.36′ E. Memorial is in Berlin, in Steglitz-Zehlendorf. It is in Steglitz-Zehlendorf. It can be reached from the intersection of Clayallee and Auf dem Grat, on the right when traveling south. The marker is on the grounds of the Museum of the Western Allies in Berlin (Alliierten Museum). The building was the American Outpost movie theater during the Cold War. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Clayallee 135, Berlin 14195, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Passenger Car of the French Military Train (within shouting distance of this marker); Die »Rote Insel« / The “Red Island” (approx. 6.7

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kilometers away); Hauptgeschäftsstraße der Insel / Main Commercial Street of the Island (approx. 6.8 kilometers away); Hildegard Knef (approx. 6.8 kilometers away); Die erste neue Straße / The First New Street (approx. 6.9 kilometers away); Kurt Hiller (approx. 6.9 kilometers away); Hilde Radusch (approx. 7 kilometers away); David Bowie (approx. 7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.

More about this memorial. The West Berlin Airlift was from the spring of 1948 to May 1949. During this period, there were 277,000 flights and 1.5 million tons of supplies delivered. This action was a result of the Soviet blockade.

Berlin Airlift Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2008

2. Berlin Airlift Museum

Alliierten Museum (Allied Museum) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2008

3. Alliierten Museum (Allied Museum)

Alliierten Museum (Allied Museum)-Map of the grounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2008

4. Alliierten Museum (Allied Museum)-Map of the grounds

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2008

5. Alliierten Museum (Allied Museum)

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2008

6. Alliierten Museum (Allied Museum)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 25, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.