Samy - Life as a West Berliner in Cold War Berlin (34)

Samy - Life as a West Berliner in Cold War Berlin (34)

Today we talk with Samy who as a native West Berliner describes growing up in the city during the 1970s and 80s. He describes in detail the difference between West Berlin and West Germany, including its position as a “special political entity”, how the death penalty in West Berlin was only abolished in 1989 and how as a child he was obsessed with Spy movies, spy books, and Cold War activities. Samy also talks about the battle between the East and West German Sandmännchen resulting in victory for the East. Samy joined the Red Cross post Cold War but discovered some interesting remnants of preparedness in case of another Berlin blockade including some top secret locations. There's loads of extra content available in our show notes at https://coldwarconversations.com/episode34/ Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A US soldier at Checkpoint Charlie when the Berlin Wall opened (13)

A US soldier at Checkpoint Charlie when the Berlin Wall opened (13)

Michael Rafferty was posted to Berlin in 1988. He served in the 287th Military Police Company at Checkpoint Charlie and was there through to the historic opening of the Berlin Wall and the removal of ...

9 Kesä 20181h 16min

My Stasi file is as thick as a phone book (12)

My Stasi file is as thick as a phone book (12)

We’re chatting with Mark Reeder a musician and music producer who has been involved in the Berlin and international music scene since 1978, starting as Factory Records German representative from 1978-...

2 Kesä 20181h 11min

Observing Cold War  Armageddon (11)

Observing Cold War Armageddon (11)

Today we’re covering a British Cold War civil defence unit called the Royal Observer Corps. We’re talking to Alistair McCann who has preserved a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post as a museum in Nor...

26 Touko 20181h 3min

1960s Road Trip Across the Soviet Union (10)

1960s Road Trip Across the Soviet Union (10)

Jeremy Poynton was a 16 year old school boy in 1968 when he embarked on a memorable trip by road from Leningrad to Odessa. He vividly describes a Soviet Union still struggling with poverty and a diver...

18 Touko 201853min

Cloak & Dagger in Cold War Prague (9)

Cloak & Dagger in Cold War Prague (9)

Mark Baker is an independent journalist and travel writer who’s lived in Central Europe for more than two decades.   I heartily recommend his travel website www.markbakerprague.com which is an eclecti...

12 Touko 20181h 17min

Warsaw Pact Armoured Fighting Vehicles (8)

Warsaw Pact Armoured Fighting Vehicles (8)

Welcome to Episode 8 of Cold War Conversations where we talk about the armoured fighting vehicles of the Warsaw Pact.   Russell Phillips has written several books on Warsaw Pact military equipment and...

7 Touko 20181h 11min

Interview with Stasi Child author - David Young (7)

Interview with Stasi Child author - David Young (7)

We speak with David Young who has written the Stasi Child - Karin Müller series of crime thrillers set in East Germany in the mid 1970s. Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ ...

5 Touko 20181h 3min

The 1953 Cold War East German Uprising with Dr Richard Millington (6)

The 1953 Cold War East German Uprising with Dr Richard Millington (6)

We talk about the relatively little known Uprising of 1953 in East Germany.  A lot of focus justifiably is on the fall of the Berlin Wall, but it can be argued that the Uprising of 1953 sowed the seed...

28 Huhti 20181h 35min

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