This operation began on June 26, concomitant with LeMay's boast "We can haul anything!" when Joseph Smith was appointed to command a taskforce of 102 C-47's and 2 C-54 Skymasters. The situation necessitating this operation was the direct result of the coalescence of the three Western Occupation Zones, and the introduction o
This operation began on June 26, concomitant with LeMay's boast "We can haul anything!" when Joseph Smith was appointed to command a taskforce of 102 C-47's and 2 C-54 Skymasters. The situation necessitating this operation was the direct result of the coalescence of the three Western Occupation Zones, and the introduction of a new Duetsch Mark, which lead to a blockade by up to 40 Soviet divisions. For ten points, identify this massive military effort, known as Operation Vittles, designed to supply for approximately one year a certain German city by air.
This operation began on June 26, concomitant with LeMay's boast "We can haul anything!"
The {Berlin Airlift} (accept {Operation Vittles} before it’s mentioned)