1949 ⟶ Berlin Blockade Officially Ends

May 12: Berlin Blockade ends.
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🇫🇷 Liberation of Paris

August 19 – 25: Liberation of Paris.⟶
Liberation of Paris (1944)
World War IIWestern FrontLiberationResistanceCharles de GaulleBattleMilitary Campaign
FranceFranceGermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🪖 Soviet Capture of Berlin

April – May: Battle of Berlin.⟶
Soviet Capture of Berlin (1945)
World War IIEastern FrontBattleSiegeBerlinTotal WarPost-War
GermanyGermanySoviet UnionSoviet Union

🧱 Berlin Blockade Initiated by Soviet Union

June 24: Berlin Blockade begins.⟶
Berlin Blockade Initiated by Soviet Union (1948)
Cold WarBerlinSoviet UnionBlockadePost-WarGeopoliticsContainment
GermanyGermanySoviet UnionSoviet UnionUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFrance

🕊️ Berlin Blockade Officially Ends

May 12: Berlin Blockade ends.⟶
Berlin Blockade Officially Ends (1949)
Cold WarBerlinBlockadeSoviet UnionEast GermanyWest GermanyPost-WarContainment
GermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited KingdomSoviet UnionSoviet UnionFranceFrance

🕊️ Allied Occupation of West Germany Formally Ends

May: Bonn–Paris conventions end allied occupation of West Germany.⟶
Allied Occupation of West Germany Formally Ends (1952)
Post-WarCold WarOccupationWest GermanyInternational RelationsSovereigntyAllied Powers
GermanyGermanyFranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States

🛡️ Western European Union Founded

October 23: The Western European Union is established.⟶
Western European Union Founded (1954)
Cold WarEuropean IntegrationMilitary AlliancePost-WarNATOWest GermanyDefense
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFranceGermanyGermanyItalyItalyBelgiumBelgiumNetherlandsNetherlandsLuxembourgLuxembourg