Key Information
Reference code
BERLIN AIRLIFT 43
Title
Interview with US Army interpreter Robert Lochner, [1997-1998]
Date(s)
- [1997 - 1998] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
29pp (missing pages 3-6)
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of interview with Robert Lochner, German interpreter for US Gen Lucius D Clay describing the role or Gen Clay in the Berlin Airlift, currency reform and the Economic Council. Also his departure from Berlin in 1949 and 1961 visit to Berlin. Recounts own role in the broadcast announcement of the end of the blockade. Mentions the role of Berlin Mayor Ernst Reuter, Prof Ludwig Erhard (later German Chancellor 1963-1966), Alfred Hartmann (later West German State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance). 29pp, missing pages 3-6