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𝐍𝐄𝐔𝐄𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 | JUNE - JULY 1948
_{SECOND "BATTLE FOR BERLIN"!}

B E R L I N   B L O C K A D E

BERLIN (EAST) — MORNING
_{SOVIET OCCUPATION ZONE, East Germany DDR}

| On the morning of 24 June 1948, Berlin residents woke up to a confused and chaotic situation that had descended over the entire Greater Berlin area, east and west sectors included. The Soviet Military Administration has officially imposed a blockade on the transportation of goods to the Western allied occupation zones of Berlin. Rail traffic has come to a halt, military convoys are waved back. |

| The decision to blockade came as a shock, but not as a surprise. Already in March and April, the Soviet Occupying Fores issued orders restricting Western military and passenger traffic between the American, British and French occupation zones and Berlin. Though these measures were suspended soon after their implementation, Soviet forces have continued to sporadically interrupt inter-zone transit. On 24 June, the Soviets finally severed land and water connections between the non-Soviet zones and Berlin. That same day, the decision was made to halt all rail and barge traffic in and out of Berlin. As of June 25, the Soviets have stopped supplying food to the civilian population in the non-Soviet sectors of Berlin. Motor traffic from Berlin to the western zones is permitted, but this requires a 23-kilometre (14 mi) detour to a ferry crossing due to ongoing critical repairs on bridges. Reports indicate that the Soviets in East Germany have also cut off the electricity relied on by Berlin. |

| The blockade signals a further deterioration in relations between the former Allies, as well as hardening struggle over the control of Berlin and Germany. Moves towards the formation of a West German state have aggravated the Soviets and frustrated cooperation. East Germany has struggled with reconstruction and economic recovery. Reports that West Germany is kick starting automobile production and rebuilding critical rail infrastructure has provoked jealous resentment in the East. The recent creation of the Deutsche Mark has now prompted retaliation in the form of sudden and drastic currency reform in the Eastern Zones, with implications for life in the Western Sectors of Berlin as well:|

East Germany DDR wrote:

SMAD Order No. 111/48 of June 23, 1948: On the Implementation of Currency Reform in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany

As of the 24 June 1948 new currency will be introduced on the territory of the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany and on the territory of the Greater Berlin Area: Reichsmark and Rentenmark according to the old design, with specially attached coupons.
The Reichsmark and Rentenmark with specially attached coupons, as well as circulating small coins, are the only lawful currency in the Soviet Occupation Zone and Greater Berlin area.
[…]
The entire population, managers of all enterprises, organizations and institutions of the Soviet Occupation Zone and Greater Berlin Area are ordered to gather together their respective sums of Reichsmark, Rentenmark, and Mark of the Allied Military Authorities and deliver them to the Credit Instittuions for the purpose of exchanging them for the new bills – namely Reichsmark and Rentenmark of the old design with specially attached coupons.

| Now, great anticipation has set in as Berliners and the Soviet Military Administrations wait for a response from the international community. The conditions in West Berlin, which currently has an estimated 36 days worth of food and 45 days worth of coal in storage. Militarily, the Americans and British are greatly outnumbered. A forceful occupation of West Berlin by the Red Army would catch Western Allied formations completely off guard. A counter-blockade and sanctions on the East German sectors are to be expected, in which case material shortages would only further stiffle economic recovery. While the second (still only economic) battle for Berlin has begun, the end-game remains unclear. |

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