Cartoon by Szewczuk on the difficult settlement of the question of Berlin’s status (1 July 1948)

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‘Trial of strength.' On 1 July 1948, after the imposition of the Berlin Blockade by the Soviets, cartoonist Mirko Szewczuk illustrates the ‘trial of strength' between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies (the United States, the United Kingdom and France) over the city's status.

Source and copyright

Source: SZEWCZUK, Mirko "Die Zerreißprobe" dans Die Zeit. Wochenzeitung für Politik-Wirtschaft-Handel und Kultur. Hamburg, 01.07.1948, Nr. 27; 3. Jg., p.1.

Copyright: (c) Mirko Szewczuk

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Cartoon by Szewczuk on the difficult settlement of the question of Berlin’s status (1 July 1948)