This operation began on June 26, concomitant with LeMay's boast "We can haul anything!"
This operation began on June 26, concomitant with LeMay's boast "We can haul anything!" when Joseph Smith was appointed to command a taskforce of 102 C-47's and 2 C-54 Skymasters. The situation necessitating this operation was the direct result of the coalescence of the three Western Occupation Zones, and the introduction of a new Duetsch Mark, which lead to a blockade by up to 40 Soviet divisions. For ten points, identify this massive military effort, known as Operation Vittles, designed to supply for approximately one year a certain German city by air.
This operation began on June 26, concomitant with LeMay's boast "We can haul anything!"
The {Berlin Airlift} (accept {Operation Vittles} before it’s mentioned)