Nice vid, but for example with regard to the Cuban missile crisis one might have added that the USA came to the agreement with the Soviets, that it wouldn't invade Cuba and that it would withdraw its own missiles from Turkey, therefor the Soviets would withdraw their missiles from Cuba.
My history teacher showed this to us in History Class today. He thought it was really good and said he's going to use it from now on when introducing the Cold War :D
I spent 6 years in 3 Armored Div.'Spearhead. At The ROCK in Kirchgoens A 2/33 Armor 76-79& Ray Barracks 1/32 Armor BANDITS 1980-83. Saw alot of Graffs ,Hoenfels ,WildFleckin and ARTEPS! What a memory. I get COLD just thinking about those years! Was a Tanker and then a SCOUT: SCOUTS OUT!
I never knew how serious it was until I read an official document that stated how my unit was out manned 20-1. If an invasion from the east occured my unit, not me but unit, life expectancy was calculated at a mere 18 minutes. I then saw a game sold in the PX about an infantry unit fighting world war 3 and my unit designation was on the troops uniforms. Makes a young soldier think real hard about where he is at and what he is doing there.
I always find it interesting, and disturbing, just how little people in their early 30's and younger know about this very important time in history. Even my wife doesn't understand the significance of the Fulda area. No matter how it started, Eastern block tanks and troops were going to pour through that area. I doubt that town would have survived the next two to three days. The continent of Europe, up to the Eural mts , would have ended up a radioactive graveyard within two to four weeks.
The russians had already decided to allow the wall to come down in 1985 - who clang onto power was the politburo of the GDR / DDR. In fact it was Gorbachev who said to Honecker in 1985:" Who doesnt want to learn is punished by life." And the Stasi had already set up mass concentartion/elimination camps for the uprising populace.
Nice vid, but for example with regard to the Cuban missile crisis one might have added that the USA came to the agreement with the Soviets, that it wouldn't invade Cuba and that it would withdraw its own missiles from Turkey, therefor the Soviets would withdraw their missiles from Cuba.
HingerlAlois 1 year ago
@HingerlAlois
that was never official, it was implied and there might have been under the table agreements, but it was never on paper.
adeonigh 1 year ago
My history teacher showed this to us in History Class today. He thought it was really good and said he's going to use it from now on when introducing the Cold War :D
ChelseCreek84 1 year ago
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I spent 6 years in 3 Armored Div.'Spearhead. At The ROCK in Kirchgoens A 2/33 Armor 76-79& Ray Barracks 1/32 Armor BANDITS 1980-83. Saw alot of Graffs ,Hoenfels ,WildFleckin and ARTEPS! What a memory. I get COLD just thinking about those years! Was a Tanker and then a SCOUT: SCOUTS OUT!
SSG Walker 19E/19D
HerbWalker 1 year ago
I never knew how serious it was until I read an official document that stated how my unit was out manned 20-1. If an invasion from the east occured my unit, not me but unit, life expectancy was calculated at a mere 18 minutes. I then saw a game sold in the PX about an infantry unit fighting world war 3 and my unit designation was on the troops uniforms. Makes a young soldier think real hard about where he is at and what he is doing there.
criticalpass 2 years ago
I always find it interesting, and disturbing, just how little people in their early 30's and younger know about this very important time in history. Even my wife doesn't understand the significance of the Fulda area. No matter how it started, Eastern block tanks and troops were going to pour through that area. I doubt that town would have survived the next two to three days. The continent of Europe, up to the Eural mts , would have ended up a radioactive graveyard within two to four weeks.
jefevonQ 3 years ago
samuel barber - adagio for strings
yassemine 3 years ago
The Image of "HItler" at 1.08 is fake. This was an actual man but it was not Hitler.
celticlofts 3 years ago
The russians had already decided to allow the wall to come down in 1985 - who clang onto power was the politburo of the GDR / DDR. In fact it was Gorbachev who said to Honecker in 1985:" Who doesnt want to learn is punished by life." And the Stasi had already set up mass concentartion/elimination camps for the uprising populace.
shiningkarma 4 years ago
THANK YOU SOO MUCH..we have been learning this, but i wasnt uderstanding it very well but now i can get a clear picture of what happened..THANK YOU
mohaab 4 years ago
That was really brilliant! Thank you for posting.
xrated13 4 years ago
Thanks!
yassemine 4 years ago