The Last British Commandant in West Berlin Part 2 (137)

<p>This is the 2nd part of our conversation with Major General Sir Robert Corbett, KCVO, CB who was the last Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.</p><p>We join as I ask what were the British Army’s plans in the event of a Warsaw Pact invasion of West Berlin.  </p><p>We also talk about the momentous night of 9th November 1989 and a fascinating tale of a situation, which if handled differently could have sent the history of that night in a very different direction...</p><p>Sir Robert also recollects his experiences at the Checkpoint Charlie closure ceremony and at the Tag der Deutschen Einheit when on 3 October 1990 the two Germanies were officially reunified.</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 us grow the number of listeners.</p><p>If you can spare it I’m asking listeners to contribute at least $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>I am delighted to welcome back Major General Sir Robert Corbett 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 here. <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/episode137/'>https://coldwarconversations.com/episode137/</a></p><p>If you can’t wait for next week’s episode do visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations in Facebook.</p><p>Thank you very much for listening. It is really appreciated </p><p>Hi there, a quick word from your host – <b>we won an award for Best Arts &amp; History podcast </b>at the QTT Media awards last week!</p><p>Cold W