Confrontation at the Stößensee (171)

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Ian Sanders

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🗓️ 2 April 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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In April 1966, a state-of-the-art Soviet aircraft, the Yak-28P crashed into the British Sector of West Berlin. This intelligence gift to the Allied forces resulted in a tense confrontation with the Soviet forces We speak with historian Bernd von Kostka of the Allied Museum in Berlin-Dahlem who has researched this story for his upcoming book Capital of Spies: Intelligence agencies in Berlin during the Cold War which he co-authors with Sven Felix Kellerhoff. The book will be published in October in the US and in December 2021 in GB. This podcast wouldn’t exist without the generous support of our Patreons so if you are enjoying the podcast, you can show your support via a small (or large) monthly donation. Plus you will get the sought after CWC coaster as a thank you and bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ If a financial contribution is not your cup of tea, you can still help us by leaving written reviews wherever you listen to us and sharing us on social media. It really helps us get new guests on the show. I’d like to thanks Beam2, Woodhead4780 and Tree Fella. for their 5-star reviews on Apple Podcasts I am delighted to welcome Bernd to our Cold War conversation… There’s further information on this episode in our show notes which can also be found as a link in your podcast app here. https://coldwarconversations.com/episode171 If you can’t wait for next week’s episode, visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations in Facebook. Thank you very much for listening. It is really appreciated – goodbye. 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 0:00 Introduction and crash of Soviet interceptor in British sector of Berlin 0:49 Interview with historian Bernd von Kostka and discussion on his upcoming book 2:34 Overview of Cold War Berlin in 1966 and frequent overflights by Soviet aircraft 7:06 Examination of the Yak 28p crash site and its significance 14:44 Analysis of the Soviet Union's limited control in West Berlin and the tense standoff at the crash site 18:06 Debunking of common rumors surrounding the crash and discussion on the aftermath 20:23 British attempts to extract secrets from the crashed aircraft and discovery of the radar equipment 23:22 Negotiations and handover of the wreckage to the Soviets 30:19 Exploring the impact and memory of the incident in Germany and the Soviet Union 37:20 Posthumous honors for the pilots and introduction to the book "Capital of Spies" 41:06 Acknowledgement of the patrons and invitation to join the Facebook discussion group 41:50 Closing remarks Chapters powered by PodcastAI✨ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Cold War Conversations, the home of real stories of the Cold War.
0:05.9	Could only happen in Berlin. A brand new Soviet interceptor fell from the sky. It crashed in a lake in the pretty sector.
0:16.2	This is Cold War Conversations.
0:21.3	If you're new here, you've come to the right place to listen to first-hand Cold War history accounts.
0:27.6	Do make sure you follow us in your podcast app so that you don't miss out on future episodes.
0:35.4	In April 1966, a state-of-the-art Soviet aircraft, the Yak 28p, crashed into the British sector of West Berlin.
0:46.3	This intelligence gift to the Allied forces resulted in a tense confrontation with the Soviets.
1:01.3	We speak with historian Berndt von Kostka of the Allied Museum in Berlin, Darlum,
1:06.5	who has researched this story for his upcoming book, Capital of Spies,
1:09.8	Intelligence Agencies in Berlin during the Cold War,
1:13.2	which he co-authors with Sven Felix Korhoff. The book will be published in October in the US and in December 2021 in the UK.
1:23.5	Now, this podcast wouldn't exist without the generous support of our Patreon.
1:29.1	So if you are enjoying the podcast, you can show your support via a small or large monthly donation.
1:36.9	Plus, you will get the sought-after Cold War Conversations drinks coaster as a thank you
1:43.0	and bask in the warm glow of knowing
1:45.5	that you are helping to preserve Cold War history.
1:49.3	Just go to cold warconversations.com slash donate.
1:55.0	If the financial contribution is not your cup of tea, then you can still help us by leaving
2:00.6	written reviews wherever you listen to us,
2:03.1	as well as sharing us on social media. It really helps us get new guests on the show.
2:08.6	And I'd like to thank Beam 2, Woodhead 4780 and Treefeller for their five-star reviews on Apple Podcasts.
2:19.0	So back to today's episode, I'm delighted to welcome Burn.
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