Life as a British Soldier in West Berlin (114)

<p>Anthony enlisted in the British Army in 1987 and after 9 months he was posted to West Berlin.</p><p>He tells the story of life as a Private in Berlin from the drinking (and the fighting) to the urban warfare training in Ruhleben &amp; Dough Boy City. We also hear of the reality of knowing that should the Cold War have turned hot his life expectancy would have been in hours.   </p><p>It’s also a tale of tragedy and the forgotten casualties of the Cold War where injury and death could come even in peacetime. Two of Anthony’s fellow soldiers died during his two-year tour of Berlin and we’d like to dedicate this episode to remembering Lance-Corporal Ian Fleming and Lance-Corporal Mick Quayle. We thank them for their service.</p><p>If you are enjoying the podcast please leave a written review in Apple podcasts or share us on social media. By telling your friends you can really help the podcast grow.</p><p>If you can spare it I’m asking listeners to contribute $3 USD per month to help keep us on the air (larger amounts are welcome too) plus you can get a sought after CWC coaster as a monthly financial supporter of the podcast and you bask in the warm glow of knowing you helping preserve Cold War history.</p><p>Just go to <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/'>https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/</a></p><p>Special thanks to all our Patreons </p><p>Back to today’s episode, we start with Anthony’s schooldays and end with his experiences in Berlin the night the Wall opened. I found this really entertaining story and I’m sure you will too. </p><p> We welcome Anthony to our Cold War conversation…</p><p>There’s further information on this episode in our show notes, which can also be found as a link in your podcast app. <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/episode114/'>https://coldwarconversations.com/episode114/</a></p><p>If you like what you are hearing, please leave reviews in Apple podcasts and share us on social media.</p><p>If you can’t wait for next week’s episode do visit our Facebook discussion