Key Information
Reference code
BERLIN AIRLIFT 34
Title
Interview with German civilian Eberhard Diepgen, [1997-1998]
Date(s)
- [1997 - 1998] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
15pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of translation of interview with Eberhard Diepgen, (b1941) German schoolboy in Berlin during airlift operations 1948-1949 (later Governing Mayor of West Berlin in 1984, 1985-1991, 1996-1999). Comments on the significance of the airlift to East West relations, the demolition of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the reunification of Germany, and reconstruction of Eastern Europe. 15pp