did the berlin airlift succeed
5 of 6. Tension had characterized the Western Allies and Soviet relationship in Berlin almost from the Second World War's end, and when the Russians took decisive moves to drive the Allies out in June 1948, no one knew whether an airlift response could succeed.Prelude to a Blockade. of 6. Tension had characterized the Western Allies and Soviet relationship in Berlin almost from the Second World War's end, and when the Russians took decisive moves to drive the Allies out in June 1948, no one knew whether an airlift response could succeed.