Former KGB and CIA Spies Recall the Battle for Berlin | Cold War

For 50 years, Berlin became synonymous with the Cold War. The city at the heart of the intelligence war between the US and the Soviet bloc. Thousands of KGB or CIA, agents observed each other, cogs in the biggest information war in history.

But the war between the secret services was one dimension of a much larger conflict. A confrontation that almost boiled over just under the surface of the cold war. Economic pressures, secret diplomacy and espionage were the hallmarks of this hidden war that never turn into armed conflict. An underground war between two institutions, without the knowledge of official diplomacy.

In this spy documentary, we hear from former CIA and KGB agents and discover the hidden face of the cold war.

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[edwardloomis]

People today don't understand what crossing a line that could not be crossed means as described at 49:17. I was an American Soldier stationed in West Berlin, and the Wall prevented us from crossing into the east. Returning after the Wall fell, my highest priority was walking through Brandenburg Gate. After I did it, I found a Cafe and savored a glass of Sekt

[sc]

Blake isn’t laughing now 😂. Your side lost

[fionad]

Many of the spies (Markus Wolf, Gunter Guillaume) bear more than a passing resemblance to George Smiley (and not to James Bond).

[mikepxg]

Excellent documentary. so interesting. Thank you.

[richardsimms]

I would prefer to live under the American ideology than the Soviet ideology ANYDAY.
RS. Canada

[rotnem]

If your opponent is complimenting you at how good you are it means that your not a threat to them but rather feeding into your stupidity

[garyorourke]

So that woman who admitted to passing information about Nuclear weapons to the Russians wasn't put in jail or up against a wall? I thought doing something like that would result in execution.

[chrislambourne]

Your editing is dodgy. The quote at 6:27 "America has never been in the intelligence business" sounds extremely truncated. And we know that the USA has had intelligence systems in operation from the 18th century in its war of independence.

[violagentsch]

That dude's laughter is a crime by itself.

[mohammedsaysrashid]

It was informative, truthful, and thrilled watching 👀 documentary....thank you ( Hit history) channel

[HandyMan]

Excellent video, thank you. I do think you're wrong about the threats from abroad, however. Cheers

[johnbecker]

now we know how weak they are and were ussr nothing but paper tiger

[zhsult]

translations have differences from the original message of the speakers

[FarrYaweh]

Excellent documentary as always. Love the channel and HHTV. Appreciate you showing both sides. Even if one is objectively wrong.

[sunrae]

Typical Soviets taking credit when actually the east german Stasi took the Job.

[ulsterinfidel]

My friends stepdad was in the Royal Irish Rangers a regiment in the British Army and he was stationed in West Berlin in the late 80s for a few month's and he told me sometimes KGB agents made themselves noticed usually seen in trench coats pretending to be reading a news paper or drinking a coffee or whatever but they always been seen always watching taking pictures or noting movements of NATO soldiers the British soldiers was always warned of this when deployed in Germany at the time as proof this actually was a thing it is mentioned in a documentary done by Forces News about the Brixmis operations of British Army intelligence officers going into East Berlin under a freedom of movement agreement aslong as they were unarmed, in uniform and with the right paperwork NATO soldiers could go into the DDR it was due to these operations the British was able to get their hands on the T-80 projectile armour before any other nation

[fhxkxmg]

Story ko history banane ka alag hi maja । hai।

Story 🎯 hit kaise होगा जैसे कोई in blanks. Okay 🆗

[williamrobinson]

In re the origin > purpose of this film, to what in truth does the acronym DOC refer?

[abumuslimal-asiani]

OSS you mean ? CIA doesnt even exist in ww2

[tonydiridoni]

Uncle John, wanted ta ask ya about Dad