Key Information
Reference code
BERLIN AIRLIFT 44
Title
Interview with German civilian Gen Von Scheren, [1997-1998]
Date(s)
- [1997 - 1998] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
18pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of interview with Gen Von Scheren, German school boy (1948-1949), describing conditions in East Berlin after 1945, traveling to West Berlin and flying out during the blockade to be reunited with his father in West Germany. Mentions the landing of Sunderland Flying boats in Berlin and the black market. Comments on the Soviet blockade strategy. 18pp