Serving on the West German destroyer "Hamburg" (218)

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Ian Sanders

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🗓️ 22 January 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Karl-Heinz served in the Bundesmarine as a Signalman on the West German destroyer "Hamburg" in the late 70s. He talks of his training, his role and shares details of manoeuvres in the North Sea and Baltics involving East German and Soviet ships. He also speaks about a cruise to West Africa where the sailors were briefed to stay away from any East German merchant marine sailors and not to engage with them in any form – he and his mates didn’t keep to the rules… If you have listened this far, I know you are enjoying the podcasts so I’m asking for one-off or monthly donations to support my work and enable me to continue producing the podcast. If you become a monthly supporter via Patreon, you will get the sought after CWC coaster as a thank you, audio and other extras as well as basking 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, then you can still help us by leaving written reviews wherever you listen to us as well as sharing us on social media. It really helps us get new guests on the show. I am delighted to welcome Karl-Heinz to our Cold War conversation… There’s further information on this episode in our show notes here. https://coldwarconversations.com/episode218/ 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. 0:00 Introduction and Overview of the Episode 2:29 Sponsor: Request for Donations and Support 3:15 Karl Heinz's Entry and Role in the West German Navy 10:56 Karl Heinz's Posting to the Destroyer Hamburg and West Africa Tour 18:03 Interaction with East German Sailors 22:27 Military Drills and Exercises in the North Sea and the Baltic 28:00 Anti Submarine Warfare Practice and Duration of Service 30:41 Cold War Travel Restrictions 30:49 Acknowledgments to Patreon Supporters 32:01 Engaging with the Podcast and Closing Remarks Table of contents powered by PodcastAI✨ 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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0:00.0	Welcome to Cold War Conversations, the home of real stories of the Cold War.
0:05.8	We were told that don't mingle with the East German sailors because they will try to hire you over to their place, work as spies or whatever you have.
0:16.5	This is Cold War Conversations.
0:22.5	If you're new here, you've come to the right place to listen to first-hand Cold War history accounts.
0:29.1	Do make sure you follow us in your podcast app so that you don't miss out on future episodes.
0:35.7	Carl Heint served in the Bundesmarina the West German Navy as a signaler. In
0:41.3	the late 1970s he was posted to the destroyer Hamburg. He talks of his training, his role
0:48.3	and shares details of maneuvers in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea involving East German and Soviet ships.
0:56.3	He also speaks about a cruise to West Africa where the sailors were briefed to stay away from
1:02.0	any East German merchant marine sailors and not to engage with them in any form.
1:07.8	He and his friends didn't keep the rules.
1:11.5	If you've listened this far, I know that you are enjoying the podcast,
1:15.7	so I'm asking for one-off or monthly donations to support my work
1:20.3	and enable me to continue producing the podcast.
1:24.1	If you become a monthly supporter via Patreon,
1:27.4	you will get the sought-after Cold War Conversations coaster as a thank you, as well as audio and other extras.
1:34.3	In addition, you will bask in the warm glow of knowing that you are helping to preserve Cold War history.
1:41.7	Still not sure? Here's one of our financial supporters.
1:46.2	I'm Tim from Cambridge, Massachusetts, and I support the Cold War Conversations podcast financially
1:51.6	because of the great research and the quality of the storytelling.
1:56.0	Just go to Cold Warconversations.com slash donate.
2:00.7	If a financial contribution is not your cup of tea,
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