The Berlin Airlift proved to the USSR the US would not let Berlin be cut off. The USSR wanted to starve Berlin into joining them.
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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).
"To the amazement of the Soviet leaders, the Berlin airlift continued week after week, month after month. The airlift also got bigger..." that's all it says in my text book. Holt American Anthem: Modern American History, Sam Wineburg Professor of Edu. Stanford Univ.
The blockade lasted from June 1948 till May 1949. By early 1949 the situation was grim, and people relied very heavily on baked potatoes.
The USA and Great Britain used what was to become known as 'The Berlin Airlift' in which stores and vital supplies were flown into Berlin (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949).
The Marshall plan came first. The Marshall Plan was announced on 5 June 1947 and implementation began in April the following year. The Berlin Airlift began on 25 June 1948 and lasted until 30 September 1949 (even though the Soviets ended their blockade at one minute past midnight on 12 May 1948.