In 1948 Frederick Simpich, who was a reporter of the National Geographic Magazine, 
went on a journey to Germany. His travel story was published in January 1949. 
We want to show you some extracts of this.

Thanks to Peter Shumbo, who send us this historic stuff.

Under Secretary William H. Draper. Jr., (Straw Hat) Visits AMG Headquarters, Berlin
In the inspecting party are Gen. Lucius D. Clay, Commander in Chief of United States Forces in 
Europe, just behind the Under Secretary of the Army, with Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, Deputy
Chief of Staff for Plans and Combat Operations, U.S. Army. Besides troops in Berlin, the USA has 
military forces throughout his occupation zone in west Germany, chiefly at Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, 
Heidelberg, Nürnberg and Munich. 

Bumper Grain Crops in 1948 Helped Ease Germany's Bread Shortage
Here two Brandenburg harvest hands pause to watch an RAF airlift plane about to land at near-by 
Gatow Airport in Berlin. More farm machinery is one of Germany's chief needs. To help her out, the 
United Kingdom is shipping her farm machines now at the rate of about 270,000 tons a year.

At Berlin, Workers Unload 25 Tons of Flour from a U.S. Air Force Globemaster I
Berlin lies within the Soviet Occupation Zone. But the American, British and French have held certain 
sectors with rights of access by canal, rail and highway through specified corridors. These the Russians 
blockaded. In turn, USA and Great Britain started the now-famous airlift to save Berlin from 
frost and famine.

Now a New Milky Way Appears in German Heavens as Food Flies to Berlin
Here Corp. Arthur Campbell of Berlin, New Hamshire, checks fresh Denmark milk, being flown from 
Wiesbaden to the old German capital. In all world history, no such strange food shipments ever were 
made as this airlift. Besides mountains of  food, enormous tonnages of coal and medical supplies have 
also been flown to cold, sick and hungry Berlin. 

Using Toy Planes, Children Show How Allied Airlift Brings Food and Fuel to Berlin
These children live near Tempelhof Airport, where, every three or four minutes the clock around, 
USAF planes land to unload vital supplies. They call their game "Luftbrücke", or "air bridge". Fuel 
as well as food is flown in.

Instead of Flowers This Berlin Hausfrau Grows Tomato Plants on Her Window Sills
Inside her flat, despite extraneous matter and animal odors, she also raises rabbits and chicken. 
In nearly every square inch of bombed-out areas, Berliners cultivate gardens to produce food.