US Military Parade Berlin Tempelhof 1958

Description

US Military Parade Berlin Tempelhof 1958; Photo; Licensed item; Original: 2880×2160; Photographer: Unknown; Licensable; Rights: a9 Bleek/zb Media. The photo shows a US military parade at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin in 1958, a strong sign of Western presence and the protection of West Berlin during the Cold War.
Scene: American soldiers march in formation, accompanied by military vehicles, tanks, or flags.
Location: Tempelhof Airport, an important US Air Force base and symbol of the Berlin Airlift (1948/49).
Political significance: The parade took place amidst the Berlin Crisis in 1958, when the Soviet Union attempted to drive the Western powers out of Berlin with the Berlin Ultimatum.
The photo documents the US security guarantee for West Berlin, which stood as an isolated western enclave amid the GDR under strong pressure from the Soviet Union.