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Demarcation line
East and West Germany is safeguarded at the instigation of the Soviet Military administration. -
Traveling
Interzonenpass or Inter-zone passport is required to travel between the sectors in Germany. -
Blockade
The Soviet Union begins the Berlin blockade. -
Berlin Airlift
The United States begins the Berlin Airlift to keep Berlin supplied with food and fuel. -
End
End of the Berlin blockade -
Founded
Founding of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). -
Another End
End of the Berlin Airlift. -
Meeting
East German leaders meet with Stalin in Moscow. At the meeting Stalin’s foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov proposes that the East Germans should “introduce a system of passes for visits of West Berlin residents to the territory of East Berlin. -
an opening
Border between East and West Germany and between East Germany and West Berlin is closed. Only the border between East and West Berlin is still opened.