The Berlin Wall | Its History & Mine
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- In this video, Kevin Hicks takes a looks at the history of the Berlin Wall, how it came about, it’s purpose and how it was constructed. He also shares some of his own experience of the the Berlin Wall and the Cold War during the late 70s, when he patrolled the British sector in West Berlin, the Berlin Wall and the East-West German corridor from Berlin to Helmstedt.
The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The wall was designed to prevent the population of East Germany escaping to the west. West Berlin was controlled by the major Western Allies; the Americans, the French and the British.
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Ida Siekmann - Photo: Hans-Hermann Hertle
Location of Jorg Hartmann’s death: Photo: Polizeihistorische Sammlung
Peter Fechter recreation of shooting @ Mark Gubb
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Berlin Wall Breached: Raphaël Thiémard CC BY-SA 2.0
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85 people died during the airlift, about 40 of whom were british. The planes involved in this so important action were called "Rosinenbomber" (raisin bombers) or "Candy Bombers" by the Berliners. There was a total of 277.569 flights, 87.606 of the british. Special thanks for this episode from Germany. Vielen Dank!
You're most welcome! Bitteschön 👍🏻
Interesting, respect 👍
No need to thank us, we committed all sorts of atrocities against Germans during ww2. Bombing Dresden being one of the standout episodes.
@@edwardtoner well done nobber 👋
Thank you British.
Kevin I think I speak for all of us when I say we would all keenly watch an hour long special of you just talking about your various stories. You not only have many great tales but clearly a gift for telling them as well
Haha, thanks.
Very well said 👍👍
i totally agree
Absolutely. The history is good, but the personal bits are better.
Absolutely 👏👏👏
Thanks for sharing your stories :) Brought back memories of little 7 year old me chiseling away at the Wall and collecting a few pieces. One very vivid memory from shortly before that is of me sitting on the couch with mom and dad watching it go down live on TV and asking mom why dad is crying. He was originally from a small village in the east and fled to west germany where he met my mom. I'm very glad he still witnessed the Wall coming down, sadly he passed away in '90 and couldn't see the two countries start their long healing process. Rest in peace dad.
Oh wow, what a lovely comment. Thank you.
The Berlin Airlift is a fascinating subject for me. The RAF, the USAF, the Canadians and others, plus the Germans on the ground, prevented a city from starving and freezing that winter. It was a miracle of logistics and should not be forgotten.
Absolutely 👍🏻
I wonder how many Berliners reckoned back to WW I and the German blockade of occupied Belgium? There is an excellent, recent video about the Commission For Relief in Belgium, which details efforts by then-neutral nations to prevent outright starvation in that beleaguered nation, without the benefit of aircraft. =^[.]^=
@@Raycheetah You are right. Maybe we can impose on Kevin to do his own take on this bit of history, unknown to pretty well all Americans, sadly. Don't know how well it's remembered by others.
That's a complete lie. Archives evidence show that food trucks never stopped entering the city. It's astounding that even after the fall of the USSR and GDR people keep spreading cold war lies.
I went to Berlin in 79, overland by train.
I was 14 on a student exchange program.
Accidentally left a bar of Cadburys chocolate at Check Point Charlie when we went through to the east.
When we came back, it had disappeared.
I hope the guards enjoyed it!
More Berlin stories please.
I could listen to your cold war stories for hours!!! Please do more of your experiences on this topic. Having grown up during the end of the cold war, these stories just blow my mind!
Thanks, will do 👍🏻
My uncle was a Dutch truck driver that sometimes had to make deliveries in East Germany during the cold war. He could tell some good stories about his time too. May God rest his soul.
A subject near and dear to my heart. I was 18 months old in 1977 when my Dad was assigned to Berlin Brigade. He worked on the "Hill". I remember vaguely some parts of my life there. We have tons of pictures from our time there. When the Army sent my Dad back to Germany, Heidelberg, from 1986 to 1989. We went back to see Berlin again. We were sent back to the US in September 1989. On my birthday in 1989 (Nov 9), I watched the wall come down. When the Army sent me to Germany, my parents and my family went to Berlin. My wife did not understand why my parents and I stood at Brandenberg Gate touching the column silently for a while. Glad to see someone talking about this. Great video.
Thanks for the comment Ronald. I've done the same myself at the Brandenberg Gate 👍🏻
Yes
My grandfather was in Korea in the late 70's, he told me how people never understood how much stuff happened weekly at the DMZ and no one seemed to know. He talked about having used his M60 on a poor chap on the fence trying to get back into North Korea or how people would freeze or get shot trying to cross the river in the winter. Sad history that's still going on.
Yes, it's a forgotten subject 👍🏻
Thanks, Kevin. Your personal stories give human insight into this time in history. It is a blessing to live in an area where one can live without being forced into staying, because the government is so bad that people want to flee. Cheers from Texas.
Thanks David. You can't make it for a chat with us on Zoom tomorrow??
I will certainly try to join the chat.
@@davidstrother496 Great, I'll get Julie to send you the link
A bit like living in today's UK....
Nice one Kevin. Reminding me of things I heard on the news as a child in the 60s. My grandson yesterday asked me about the war in Ukraine and how it all started (he's 10) and I found myself going back as far as this in order to try to explain about Russia and The problems Germany were recently having re tanks and their history. Not wanting to escalate things coz of history.
I might get him to watch this. You explain it far better than me.
This sort of history NEEDS KEEPING ALIVE.
So many young folk (see many comments) were not even born then and probly know very little.
I know very little and find my colleagues aren't interested in the slightest. You keep talking about it so that in a decisive moment that person may just well think back to a single sentence out of thousands you told them and it may make all the difference. TH-cam is good, its very good. Currently trying to show others that we are not the evil ancestors from generations long gone they think we are. Keep picking away slowly. I'm sure your son no matter what will make a positive mark on the world.
Your personal adventures are as interesting as the history behind it. A book on "Kevin's adventures in Berlin" would be fascinating! Thank you.
Wonderful share Kevin. Was never stationed in Germany but served with several who had been. Good to remind the current generation of these times. Soldiers are soldiers the world round and when left to ourselves we always manage to find some common ground and get on with one another. Cheers!
As someone who has a deep interest in the former DDR, the Berlin Wall and the Cold War (and owner of an East German Trabant) this video was absolutely fascinating! Your personal story of the car accident and the new T-72 tank really added something special. Well done on a great video. Subscribed.
Thanks Neil, welcome to the channel. I saw plenty of Trabants upside down on the autobahn while I was there. Take care with yours mate 👍🏻
My uncle was stationed in West Germany with the US Army around 1975. He was able to return to visit when my cousin was there a few years ago with the US Air Force. He and my aunt were finally able to see things in the east that were behind the iron curtain.
My grandfather, staff seargent Bernard Carter, was involved in the Berlin airlift. He used to say how the old dakota's were a pain to load as they had those giant side doors on them. He also said they were at risk of being shot down by the soviet anti air every time they would do the flight. Gosh, I really do miss that man and the stories he would share with me. Rip grandad.
I've just found your channel. This video brought back memories. My mother was German and she met my father when he was stationed in Oldenburg just after the war. She came to England and married him in 1946. In the 1950s she met another woman who had also married an English soldier and she was from Berlin. When the wall went up her friend's father was at work in West Berlin and her mother and brothers were in East Berlin. I still remember her coming to our house in tears at what had happened and how difficult it was for her and her family knowing they had been separated. Unfortunately by the time the wall had come down her father had passed away so her parents were never reunited. My father also had a "penfriend", a fellow stamp collector, who lived in Berlin. During the night the wall was "breached" some of the young people there actually started trying to destroy it with hammers and mallets . His penfriend was there and sent him some pieces of the wall that she had collected. I still have the pieces and you can still see the grafitti that was put on it on the western side.
Hi, welcome to the channel. There are so many sad stories from this time 👍🏻
Great stories, Kevin. I can remember the Wall going up in 1961, and my brother and I used to build a mock-up with cardboard boxes. I remember that we had a couple of toy JS-IIIs. Of course, I also remember it coming down again in 1989 - never thought I would see the day, but it went so fast! My father was active in the Berlin Airlift as an RAF signaller. Later on, in the 'seventies, I became a Cold War Warrior myself as a 2/Lt in the TAVR.
So cool 👍🏻
Wow, seriously wow. Amazing stories, I was captivated. Not many people on TH-cam come out and tell personal stories from the Cold War like you did. So hope you find a reason to share more.
Thanks 👍🏻
I’m a Veteran of the US Army in Berlin (85 to 87). I was still a kid in those days, but even then I knew I was a part of history. I worked on ‘the Hill’. Glorious days.
Thank you for sharing these precious stories - not just telling history but documenting it too!
Couldn't help but spot O'Keefe's "One Day In August"! What a great read. His book on the Black Watch is very cool, also.
Kevin - thanks for your service! I was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia (EM2, USN, USS Saipan LHA-2) when the wall came down in 89. Was an exchange student in Düsseldorf summer of 82, was euphoric for my friends in West Germany - hung a BRD flag I snagged in Copenhagen at a Denmark v W. Germany friendly in 86 from my flat's balcony in Virginia Beach, lots of bottles of Becks were consumed at the time!
Thank you for your history videos, only found them 4 days ago I've always loved history. It was my favourite lesson at school. My grandad used to tell me all about Wellington and Blucher at Waterloo, and General Wolfe, and used to take me around the country visiting the great castles, especially the ones in Wales
Hi Michael, welcome to the channel! Take a look at my video on the Secrets of a Medieval Castle, if you haven't already. It's about Chepstow Castle in South Wales 👍🏻
@thehistorysquad yes seen your video about Chepstow Castle. Hopefully, get to cycle there this year or next, I don't drive prefer to cycle you can take in more of the history and old architecture as you cycle around, one place I really want to go to is the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson Portsmouth, I live not far away from the execution site of Mary Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay, and the Birthplace of Richard iii the last plantagenet King, I usually visit twice a year on the anniversaries.
@@FENCYCLIST How lovely 👍🏻
Kevin, your recounting of history is superb. History is really about people and you certainly have the knack of making it come alive.
Your first-hand accounts are amazing. I could listen all day. Thank you for sharing.
I remember the wall coming down so we'll. Please Kevin could we have more of your experiences. You felt the joy in the east Germans. It is hard to explain to anyone who was not there.
I found your channel a week ago and I’ve binged watched the lot. Brillant content. My Granddad was posted in Berlin in the 70s on the border like you mentioned, I’ve never asked him to much about it I’ve mainly heard it from my dad.
Hi there, I'm glad you're enjoying the channel, thanks for watching 👍🏻
Kevin, I'm an American veteran, I spent a few years in Iraq. When I was little, my parents had separated and after a few years my father remarried. They lived next to this couple from Germany (this was in the US at this point). I remember I would hear the couple arguing but could never understand them, it turned out they would argue to each other in different languages so nobody could understand them. Between the two of them they spoke 13 or 14 languages. The husband would tell me all sorts of stories about his time racing cars in Germany during the Cold War, even showed me his birth certificate that had a swastika on it from before the war started.
Anyway, your way of story telling reminds me of him quite a bit. He also gave me a few hats from his travels, a Belgian tankers beret, a Soviet Railway Officers cap, a Uboat crewmans cap, things like that. He passed away a few years ago
Wow, some nice memories 👍🏻
I could sit and listen to Kevin tell stories for DAYS and be a happy happy boy.
😀
I have to say, I am pleased my voted on topic didn't get picked - Your personal stories can't be compared to something that's over 100 years old and already been documented and covered a dozen times, if not more (as in we've heard it - but I've never heard this!), and when you tell them you really set the atmosphere, excellent as always Kevin! and as always, thank you!
How lovely, thank you too! Did you see the post over on Patreon? I'm doing a Zoom session tomorrow afternoon if you want to join in. Message me & I'll send you the link. All the best!
@@thehistorysquad I did, don't think I can though... maybe?! - This is my quite old TH-cam "alias" (with the name based off of a character from the show Boardwalk Empire - shhh secrets), I'm Robert ;-)
If I can I'll message you around 11 or so*
@@nelsonnoname001 Haha, Robert M? I've messaged you the link already, just in case. 👍🏻
@@thehistorysquad lol! ;-)
This is awesome! I grew up hearing some stories of WWII from my dad and some of his friends. Although my dad was in the Pacific many of the neighbors were in Europe. As many books as I can find about WWII, both from the Allied and German point of view, I’ve not found much about Europe & Germany during the Cold War.
Kevin, thanks for sharing!
Great overview and personal stories which will now be enjoyed by many people to come.
Amazing to hear what the adults were doing when I was a little kid. I was 7 when the Berlin Wall fell and living in Newport Rhode Island. I remembered how big a deal it was for the adults when it fell. For a little kid like me I didn't understand. I wish I had the magazine (I think it was National Geographics) that was debating the effects of the reunification in 1990.
Your personal stories of your experience right up in front of the events are always fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
FWIW,just about every public library will have back issues of National Geographic in their archive,either actual issues or some sort of microfiche or electronic storage. Or,used issues are sold in several sites. Or,National Geographic itself has various levels of older issues ,budgets.
My father was stationed in west Berlin when the wall came down, He managed to get a few pieces of it too.
My father was in Garrison in Berlin. He said it was as scary as combat. After your's and other stories, I believe it.
Thanks for sharing this because my father never wanted to share more.
Its awesome to hear more of your stories, I remember hearing some of these 8-10 years ago when you came to my school, Hounsdown. The Berlin wall is such a major part of recent history that more people need to know about because it goes to show how long the effects of a war can go on for and what the human cost is decades later.
Hi Ben, did you ever go on the Berlin trips I did for Hounsdown? I must have gone at least 5/6 times.
@@thehistorysquad annoyingly not, though I heard great stories from everyone that went on them
I came across your channel not too long ago. I do love History and your channel is great. Im originally German, west German went to work in west Berlin in late 80s. I always thought on these 2h drive through DDR we wessis were alone. I like to thank you for your service and your hard work to keep us save. I was there the night the wall came down, the biggest day of my life, just a few month later I immigrated to US. Thank you, Danke schoen,
Cool, thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Your stories of Your time in Germany and Berlin are fascinating and I'd love to hear more.
This video was even more interesting than I expected it to be, and you set high expectations. Cheers!
Im back Kevin, watched this vid again, and loved it even more, you should write a book, as these stories need stamping down in history,
Another great storyline,
My brother was in service in Germany when the wall fell...he actually was there and broke a piece of the wall off and brought it home to my Pop as they shared it together as memory of family in military service....so cool all your service in so many historical places Mr Hicks...part of the reason I enjoy your stories..
Thanks Pete.
Thank you Kevin for an absolutely intriguing story ❤🇨🇦. Thank you for your service ❤
As a German, I am delighted to hear you teach me about my history. And I mean it. One never stops learning new things!
Cheers to the patreons!
Absolutely, every day is a learning day, even for me. Thanks 👍🏻
What I would give to be able to listen to Kevin's stories every day
My Mum's cousin Hazel's husband was a pilot in the Royal air force for 25 years. He was a in the German air lift dropping food etc, he was awarded the DFC :)
Felt like I was right there with you Kevin. You have a way of drawing us in
Cheers Abby 👍🏻
I lived in Berlin for a year, late 1974. Fascinating place.
Kevin, I hope you have more Cold War stories! What a crazy time to be in the military.
Even if you don't smoke, having a few darts in your vest might be the medicine your battle buddy needs.
Hi John, thanks! I might hold you to that as it's firm in my sights. Julie and I have been chatting about doing a road trip sometime, so you never know 👍🏻
As always a pleasure Kevin. Thank you!
Little story here in exchange: I was born 1981 in East Germany - I saw the wall in Berlin as a kid, where family lived not far away from Tempelhof. My dad was persona non grata because he tried to flee the country for two times - as a teenager with some friends.
They had no sophisticated plan or political views to motivate them, they were just fed up... living very close to the border in Bischofferode they tried the first time but were caught by the dogs which guarded the border strip. There were also automated firing positions in this region between those paths where the dogs could run on a leash guided by a wire through the woods.
This teenagers went to prison and I later read his Stasi-files; he would rarely speak about it - only when drunk, but apparently they rounded up those young man, blindfolded them and they could hear a firearm being loaded... he never mentioned how long they stood there, but a this point I understood why my upbringing was so cold. At this moment he must have become completely shelled emotionally and that would show in the future.
In 1989 my parents took me to the protests in our town of Bad Langensalza. And because the regime tried to ease the pressure on the borders we were allowed to leave even before the Wall fell... we landed up in barracks of the Bundeswehr near Kassel and both parents quickly got work... and holy mother of Jesus - work they did. We arrived with nothing but a trunk full of stuff in the old Lada - me carrying some West Mark on my chest under my Shirt.
At the end they achieved their dreams; family, house, financial stability, divorce - of course - new family branches and locations - but never happiness it seems.
Generational trauma is a thing, but we rolled a comparatively good dice so no complaints.
Piuh, aaah, what a dive in history - haven't thought about that in a long time.
Cheers, dear Kevin!
PS: And thanks for giving me valuable tears.
Oh wow, thank you so much for your comment, you've just brought tears to Julie too. I'm glad things have worked out for you. 👍🏻
@@thehistorysquad Oh, sorry Julie! :)
I would love more Kevin Hicks Adventures in Berlin stories!
Thanks for your service Kevin.
The Berlin Airlift was covered well in the movie THE BIG LIFT. The "Candy Bomber" was Gail Halverson who died in 2022, age 101.
My husband was U.S. Army and stationed 3 times in W. Germany mainly Augsburg and Stuttgart. We were in Stuttgart when the wall fell. Unfortunately, we were never allowed to visit Berlin because of our jobs. It was considered too risky. We loved Germany though.
Please keep your informative and entertaining episodes coming. You would be any child's delight as a history teacher.
May GOD bless
How lovely of you, thank you.
Thank you, Kevin. Historical account, yes but also a part of my life story. I was born in 1951. About 10 yes old when Berlin Wall happened. Never understood complete story until your explanation. Well done, Sir!9
Cheer John 👍🏻
Nashville,TN here. I love your stories. Keep them coming.
Cheers, will do. 👍🏻
Fantastic stuff Kev ,yes please some more of your stories will be just the ticket..
Dear Kevin, I immensely enjoy your videos. This particular one drove home for me as I just bought myself a Leica M3, 1956 vintage, a camera my late father always wanted. I just sat silent after your stories pondering what that camera had been gone through in the last century to end up here in Saigon. Funny, that our country shared a similar history of division like Germany, ours story ended up differently, bittersweet for my family. Love all of your videos, your wit and your passion to share.
That's very kind of you, thanks. Take good care of that camera now, it's a treasure for sure 👍🏻
My dad was stationed in Germany with the US 3rd Armored Division at Friedberg. He had a lot of similar stories, it's funny how cigarettes and alcohol seem to be the international currency of good will. Thank you for your service!
Absolutely cracking video, Kevin. All we needed was a pint a-piece. Informative and spellbinding. Robin Witting
Thanks 👍
I served in the 287 MP Co Berlin Bde 78-80. Good unit, good CO, good times.
Please keep your histories comming, they are great
Brilliant video Kevin. One, because of its history, two, because of your personal stories. Please do more of your own stories in the future. Another well deserved like on this video. Thank you.
Will do, thanks 👍🏻
Kevin, I watch your videos all the time, but I’m not a big Commenter. I just wanted to say that your story about rescuing the French colonel and his companion was incredible. I also enjoyed a little bit about the tank. In general you have wonderful stories no matter if it’s Warwick, castle, or west Germany, or anything else. Although I do a really enjoy your teachings about archery and medieval times, it’s the stories that you tell that keep me coming back. Thank you so much and God bless.
Wow, thank you Aaron, it's very kind of you to say so.
Your ease of storytelling and narrative ability are so great, thank you for all your videos.
Glad you like them!
This was wonderful! We need more of your life stories!
Your personal stories are always interesting and compelling! Thanks for sharing!
Kevin is such an amazing person with so many great story’s that are interesting to listen and gain another perspective on historical events from someone who was there.
Love you and channel keep it up
Thanks very much 👍🏻
Excellent story, Kevin. A friend of mine from Germany was just telling me about his High School class taking the transit route through East Germany to West Berlin. Very interesting.
Kevin, you tell the most amazing stories, thank you so much. Your channel is a favorite of mine
Thanks mate, glad you're enjoying the vids 👍🏻
great story ! its crazy to think that Germany was divided at one time, and how fiercely the wall was guarded, my mother was there when the wall came down, i wasn't alive at this stage, but still fascinating part of history
Wow I wish I could have seen what you did! Signed the names,the holes in the walls how cool! Your road way adventures! Glad you're still here today to tell us the stories!
I've recently come across these videos. I'm already hooked right in! Excellent work breathing a bit of life into history. It's much needed and greatly appreciated.
Haha thank you Kevin, I love your videos and appreciate all that you do to show the humanity in history!
It’s so amazing that you were able to see into the Reichstag. And your roll in Cold War history is awesome. Love hearing your stories. I joined in 99 so my involvement was the “war on terror”. It’s a weird feeling being a part of history and not knowing it until you are older and wiser.
Edit: Lol you know why the self propelled gun rolled up on you? They saw you taking a wee, and thought “you think that’s a big gun, take a look at this!”
lol 👍🏻✌🏻
🤣 that made me laugh, cheers mate 👍🏻
@@thehistorysquad lol cheers bud 👍🏻
lol trust you to mention comparing guns! Bloody ell. Got me too that one, thanks for joining up, got more balls than I do.
@@ltipst2962 lol thanks bud. And trust me friend, I joined because my wife was pregnant and we need a job and insurance and all that. So I joined. I believe if circumstances were right, you could have too. You definitely would have had the balls ✌🏻👍🏻
This was so fun to watch. You were a part of history, and what an interesting perspective it makes for
Kevin, great stories, this may have been your best episode. Have a good weekend.
Glad you enjoyed it, cheers DM 👍🏻
The scars from the splitting of Berlin and Germany as a whole will take longer to heal than most people think. In the US the economic scars are still visible in a lot of places from our civil war.
Some amazing stories Kevin, thanks for sharing. Hopefully when you have time in the future a part two would be great.
For sure!
Lots of memories of how things used to work. I had forgotten some of that.
Served in the "former Yugoslavia " with a group of British (RMs) and Germans (Fallshimjagers)....rough, cold, and emotional times. But our comradery was fantastic.
Thank you so much for the history lesson about the Berlin Wall. I visited Germany in 2019 and I found it absolutely amazing and I loved the people.
What an excellent story. Thank you for sharing your personal history.
Thank you Kevin. I saw the remaining parts of the Berlin Wall in 2003 when I was on a school trip and still have the photos at home
The Berlin Ghost Stations - another amazing episode of history that deserves a voice 😎
The Berlin Wall and the German border were scary and fascinating at the same time. Thank you for sharing your personal experience! I really love the way you tell them and look forward to hearing more.
I love the way you explain things, I could listen to your stories for at least an hour :)
Thank you for sharing this
Love from Germany :)
Thanks 👍
I was an American soldier in West Germany in 79-81. I did border patrol on that border. We got the SMLM guy sent back to Russia when I was there.
Thank again, Kevin. Can't wait for the part 2. 😁
I was Stationed at Lucious D Clay Kaserne in the British Sector of West Germany. Parts of 78 and 79. I was a team leader in a infantry squad with the 2/50th Inf. 2nd Armored Div. FWD Hell on wheels. My company went to Berlin for a week of Combat in the City training. We went by train through a corridor in East Germany. When our train would stop to make way for other trains, a soldier would get out at the front of the train and at the back. I was at the front and had a M-16. We had orders to not let anyone off or on the train. I to saw two tanks in the trees along the corridor. I do not remember seeing any highway that was near the tracks. No problems occurred going over or coming back. We had good training with the Berlin Brigade.
When I was a little kid, best friend's family escaped as the Wall went up. He lived next door, and at his house we spoke German and at mine English. This was in Virginia in the early 1960s
Oh they made out as the windows were close to a West Berlin Wall the day it started or the next. The wall went through the apartment building
These rather everyday stories from your average person about times well before I was born is precisely what got me interested in history and what keeps me interested, too. I'm incredibly to live in a time where all that separates me from these tales is a few clicks and an internet connection. Thank you very much for the account.
You're welcome H, welcome to the channel
Love your personal stories! So interesting! Keep up the great videos!
Fantastic Kevin, brilliant factual story telling, I was riveted the whole time, more please, you delivered your story so well and with compassion, await for more tales whilst in Berlin
Much appreciated, thanks for watching 👍🏻
Hi Kev I can sit and listento u all day love your storytelling love from Birmingham UK
Cheers Sam!!
Another great interesting video Kev, love your exploits during your service years 🤘🏹
Absolutely fascinating and tragic subject...thank you Kevin.
I enjoyed your video very much. What an amazing experience. Talk about being in the right place in the right time. Thank you. I, for one, would like to hear some more of your stories.
Always a good day when Kevin posts something 😌. Keep it up and look forward to seeing many more interesting stories. Thanks Kevin and your lovely wife 😘
Cheers Ian 👍🏻
It would be awesome to have more videos about your adventures in Berlin, these videos are great! Thank you for your service!
"i says have you not got the middle bit" 😂😂😂 thank you for your stories; another important subject on which I didn't realise how much I didn't know. The heights of humanity, and its darkest depths, do tend to show up together.
Cheers Z, glad you enjoyed it!
I bloody well enjoyed that sir. You’re an amazing storyteller. Thankyou
Cheers, I appreciate that !!
Great personal history mixed in with world history.
Thank for your service!