No. The Soviets instituted the Berlin blockade, so the allies initiated the Berlin airlift to get supplies to civilians inside the blockaded city.
The population of West Berlin at the time of the blockade and airlift (1948-49) was about 2 million.
The Berlin Blockade (Airlift) lasted from June 1948 till May 1949. After the end of the blockade the allies continued to airlift essentials into West Berlin to order to have a stockpile, just in case the blockade was renewed (which didn't happen).
The Berlin Airlift was in reaction to the Berlin Blockade. The United States and allies delivered supplies to West Berlin.
ordering a massive airlift
Berlin
The population of West Berlin at the time of the blockade and airlift (1948-49) was about 2 million.
The Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Blockade (Airlift) lasted from June 1948 till May 1949. After the end of the blockade the allies continued to airlift essentials into West Berlin to order to have a stockpile, just in case the blockade was renewed (which didn't happen).
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The Berlin Airlift was in reaction to the Berlin Blockade. The United States and allies delivered supplies to West Berlin.
Harry Truman was the president when the airlift foiled the Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
Began to airlift supplies to Berlin
the airlift was for Berlin in Germany
ordering a massive airlift
The Berlin Airlift came as a massive relief operation to sustain the Allied Sectors occupied Berlin against Soviet aggression and blockade. The two major airfields of the Berlin Airlift were Tegel and Templehof.
Berlin
This is Berlin.