Key Information
Reference code
BERLIN AIRLIFT 36
Title
Interview with German civilian Gerhard Haupt, [1997-1998]
Date(s)
- [1997 - 1998] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
15pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of translated interview with Gerhard Haupt, German school boy, recalling the end of WW2 and the arrival of the Soviet forces in Berlin. Also described an aircraft crashing into his house during the Berlin Airlift [1948-1949]. Mentions the scarcity of food and the black market in East Berlin. 15pp