Allied Museum

Between 1945 and 1990, the victors of World War II divided Berlin into American, British, French and Soviet occupation zones. The museum tells about the history between Berlin and the Western powers during this period. The site of the museum was at the center of the American occupation zone at the time. The focus of the visit is the "air bridge" built by the Western Allies to ensure the delivery of supplies to West Berlin during the Berlin blockade plan implemented by the authorities of the Soviet-occupied areas in 1948-1949 - the Allies dispatched more than 200,000 aircraft to transport Nearly 2 million tons of living materials were given to the isolated people of West Berlin. Most of it is food, medicine, coal and gasoline, and even all the raw materials needed by the power plant are supplied by air! You can learn more about West Berlin by visiting a transport plane then known as the "Raisin Bomber" (named after the delivery that was dropped at the time contained chocolates and gummies that made anxious children happy) and other related exhibits. The historical facts during the blockade. The exhibits in the museum are very rich, including military books, weapons, engineering equipment, armor, daily necessities, transportation packages, documents, photos, audio tapes and video tapes. Most of them were left by Americans and were occupied by the United States and other allies in World War II. Witness of Berlin's history. The outpost next to the museum was built by Americans in 1952-1953, when West Berliners were off limits.