‘Deutschland 83’: East-German Spies in the Cold War

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In 'Deutschland 83', Martin Rauch is recruited as a spy for the East German GDR in order to try and obtain NATO's secret military plans in hopes of averting what the Soviet secret services believe to be an imminent nuclear strike. In this video, I set out to compare the series' events to those they may have been based upon in real history in order to give you the history that inspired the series!
Sources and further reading:
"Able Archer War Scare 'Potentially Disastrous'". National Security Archive. February 17, 2021.
Bidder, B (2010). Der Mann, der den dritten Weltkrieg verhinderte, Spiegel Online, 21.
Kaplan, F. (2021). 'The World Came Much Closer to Nuclear War Than We Ever Realized'. In: Slate Magazine.
Fischer, B. (2007). 'A Cold War Conundrum: The 1983 Soviet War Scare'. In: Central Intelligence Agency.
Pötzl, N. (2008). "Der heisse Draht zum Nato-Rat". Der Spiegel.
Rodgers, P. (2007). 'From Evil Empire to Axis of Evil'. In: Oxford Research Group.
Tarli, R. (2013). Die Legende von „Able Archer“, NZZ.
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[@Hipstorian]

Once more, a big thanks to Atlas VPN for sponsoring this video and actually making my stupid hobby profitable! Check out their deal here: atlasv.pn/Hipstorian As for Deutschland 83, I would love to hear your thoughts on it if you have seen it for yourself! It's definitely a series I can recommend and one that I rank among one of my favourite German series from recent times. I'm always on the lookout for new series to dig into for my videos though, so keep those suggestions coming!

[@fluffybunny5518]

Have not seen "Deutschland 83" since I don't own a TV nor Streaming Subscription. But after your review it is one my watchlist should it pop up on platforms like ARTE or SRF etc. If you like German Movies you might like to watch/review "Goodbye Lenin" (2003) or "Das Experiment" (2001). You could also do a video on the portrayal of german characters in current mainstream movies e.g. "Col. Hans Landa from Inglourious Basterds" versus "Dr. King Schultz from Django Unchained", which are total polar opposites although both have the same actor and same director. EDIT: Oh my. A spy movie review on EAST Germany... how could I forgot to suggest "Das Leben der Anderen" (2006).

[@joseph9n6]

whats the song/music at 10:12?

[@joseph9n6]

@Hipstorian whats the song/music at 10:12 pls

[@FinianFhomhair]

Uhhh this is going to be nice! Deutschland 83 was a great Show, probably one of the best shows from Germany in the last few years.

[@mikkoveijalainen7430]

A great series. I've seen all 3 seasons (83, 86, 89).

[@pietrodardanello9985]

Hey , how can I watch them ? Amazon prime video removed it from it's list :( .

[@aidanhickey9845]

@@pietrodardanello9985 You can watch them for free on All4.

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

Deutschland '83 came out while we were living overseas in China--I'd never heard of it (access to Western media being heavily filtered), but we had a 'corner movie guy' who sold unlicensed but good quality DVDs of English/other language films and TV. I bought it on a whim, and i think i watched the entire series 3 times that year--the soundtrack is killer, the acting, writing, and direction are pristine and the cinematography is superb. Every frame is a painting practically, and every character is well-developed and interesting.

[@sunrae3971]

As an 80s born East-German. Let me tell you there is also "Westalgie" or West Nostalgia here. Even the last East-German knew the GDR is gone after the Hardships and Mass unemployment of the 90s. But some people in the West still think the Bonner Republic (West-Germany) exist and only toke East Germany over and act like little colonial masters. The Problem was mistrust, even though the East-Germans freed themselves the West Elite feared they all are hidden communist *Facepalm. Some BND Agents even thought some killings of the RAF (Leftist West-German Terrorist) of high officials in the 90s were revenge killings from Ex-Stasi Agents. So no real participation for eastern in the new Germany. And no symbolic end to both systems, for example voting on a common constitution like it even was stated in the West-German Constitutions in case of a Unification.

[@JonLondrezos]

Thank you for the excellent commentary and historical context. this video should be in the extras on the Blu-ray set. Please make one for 86 and 89

[@UFOhunter4711]

Really great series, I love how it mixed reality with the narrative of the show and covered an interesting period

[@zulubeatz1]

One of the most entertaining series I've ever seen. It's funny and witty with some very tense moments.

[@chiskiadoo1]

Great stuff

[@Gpacharlie]

A very entertaining summary of what was almost a nuclear apocalypse.

[@Hispandinavian]

I was a little kid in the days of the DDR. The show is amazing. In the mid 80s I went on a school trip to Berlin. I'd look out the window from the train seeing the scary commies in uniform. When I saw a Russian soldier, it was novel a sight as if Vulcans landed. East Berlin is an experience I'll never forget. I was later bragging seeing real live Soviet military guys. Now I interact with Russians on a regular basis. Later in life, I fell in love with Russian language and culture.

[@N1CKSO]

Thank you for your great German-language recomendations, big help in learning german!

[@pauldieterich986]

Your final lines in this presentation are: "It's not communism, it's..." ...what? I listened five times, and I could not make out your words. Incidentally, I watched your video on "Babylon Berlin." Your review was excellent. Based on your recommendation, I am now watching the series (with subtitles!), which frankly is better than anything I've ever seen on Netflix or HBO. Thanks for the great work.

[@MrTryAnotherOne]

And some of them were active in the highest level of politics.

[@joseph9n6]

name of the song/music at 10:12? pls anyone :P

[@colinstewart1432]

Oleg Gordievsky warned the West that Soviet Russia regarded AA83 as cover for the launching of a first- strike decapitation style attack.

[@williambenedictalava2634]

That man on the PC... Peak manliness right there.

[@stevesloan7132]

Attention. The meeting will be at the usual place. At the usual time. Regarding the usual subject. With the usual attendees. Using the usual protocols. Topaz

[@stevesloan7132]

. . . or, How I learned to fear the bomb. Then love the bomb. Then fear the bomb.

[@JoJo-vm8vk]

Looks like the German adaptation of "The Americans" 😋

[@panrebrand8233]

To me your accent sounds a little bit strange. Are you German, because if you are that would explain why you focuss so much on German productions and Germanys portrayal?

[@DJKLProductions]

He has a French touch in his accent, but in a way that it makes me think he‘s Franco-Canadian.

[@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry]

@@DJKLProductions Nothing remotely French Canadian about his accent. He's German.

[@TsKindOfView]

Nah his pronounced german words sound to foreign for me in some places as a native speaker. I would say, maybe Swiss,Belgian or from another Francophone region…

[@erkkihelminen7580]

Did you know that Putin was operating in east germany

[@wuetend9]

Thank god that I grew up in New Zealand. I haven't that kind of horrible accent.

[@gringoviejo1935]

this war in Ukraine is clearly showing the shockingly poor efficacy of Russian (Soviet) weapons. had the cold war turned hot, would Warsaw pact have fared better against NATO armies than the world's no. 2 military - Russia - has against Ukraine's small army? i'm glad we never learned if Soviet nuclear forces were equally poor quality.

[@cmeow]

cowboy bebop

[@themosplastiras8255]

Your Nationality Please....

[@DJKLProductions]

Due to his accent, and I am by no means an expert, I think he‘s Franco-Canadian, maybe he’s actually French, but something inside me says he’s from Canada.