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The black market in Berlin 1948/49
Survival in West Berlin during the blockade was not ensured by the airlift alone. People also used other supply routes. The black market played an important role here.
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Schwarzmarktszene auf dem Potsdamer Platz. Berlin, 1.5.1949
In his book, Walther Grunwald describes the risks, fears and self-image of black marketeers from the perspective of a contemporary witness. The historian Malte Zierenberg sheds new light on this type of illegal barter from a cultural, everyday and economic history perspective.
The event is the third in the “THFxLUFTBRÜCKE” program of the Bundeswehr Military History Museum Berlin-Gatow Airfield, the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum and the Allied Museum – on the occasion of the open air exhibition “Blocked Winners – Divided Berlin. 75 Years of the Airlift” as part of the “THFxHISTORY” series by Tempelhof Projekt GmbH.
All events take place free of charge in the CHECK-IN visitor center in the former airport building.
(Program in German)
Additional information
Booking: For better planning we ask for registration at: https://mhm-gatow.de/de/ausstellungen/luftbruecke
