In Europe1948–1952
The Marshall Plan
American aid of some $13 billion rebuilt the ruined economies of Western Europe.
Born 20 Feb 1948
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20 Feb 1948
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Daily life
Schooling and Daily Costs for Children
Children typically attended day schools, carrying their books and lunches in long tin satchels. At schools like the Pestalozzi Fröbel Haus, pupils could purchase milk for 5 pfennigs or dine at school for 10 pfennigs.
News and letters
Field post delivery times during wartime
During World War II, field post delivery times varied by front; for example, mail to the northern Eastern Front took 5 to 9 days, while mail to the southern Eastern Front took 12 to 16 days.
In Europe1948–1952
American aid of some $13 billion rebuilt the ruined economies of Western Europe.
Around the world · 1939–1945The Second World War. The deadliest war in history, from 1939 to 1945: some 70 million people died. Brazil sent 25,000 soldiers to fight in Italy.
News and letters
Berlin pneumatic tube mail system
Berlin used a pneumatic tube system (Rohrpost) with speeds up to 50 km/h to rapidly transport urgent documents like telegrams across the city through 255 kilometers of tubes.
In Europe1941–1945
Nazi Germany and its collaborators murdered six million Jews, and Roma, disabled people and others, in camps and mass shootings.
Around the world1945
Fifty-one countries, Brazil among them, founded the UN to keep the peace after the war.