The Soviets end the blockade of Berlin on May 12, 1949.The blockade had began 11-months earlier on June, 24 1948, as the Soviet Union blockaded all road, rail, and water routes into West Berlin, effectively isolating it from the rest of Western Germany.
The Allies response was an Airlift (Berlin Airlift) which successfully supplied West Berlin during the blockade. The Airlift continued until September of 1949 with a total of 278,228 flights delivering over 2.3 million tons of supplies More
