West Berlin Mayor Ernst Reuter, 1951

By Joe Gromelski
Published: October 2, 2012

Red Grandy ©Stars and Stripes
Frankfurt, Germany, March, 1951: West Berlin Mayor Ernst Reuter talks to reporters at Rhein-Main Airport upon his return from a 12-day visit to the United States. Reuter, a former German Communist Party official who led the city through the Soviet blockade of 1948-49, said U.S. leaders had assured him of continued aid.

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