For almost 30 years, one in all America’s most secretive Inexperienced Beret items operated inside Chilly Battle Berlin, surrounded by Soviet and East German forces, making ready for a struggle everybody hoped would by no means come.
On this episode of Fight Story, AJ Pasciuti sits down with James Stejskal, retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, former Inexperienced Beret, former U.S. International Service Political Officer, army historian, battle archaeologist, and creator of Special Forces Berlin, Masters of Mayhem, and The Snake Eater Chronicles.
James takes us contained in the world of Special Forces Detachment A Berlin, a categorized unit tasked with working behind enemy traces within the occasion World Battle III broke out. These Inexperienced Berets ready for sabotage, resistance operations, clandestine identities, intelligence gathering, and survival inside one of the crucial harmful cities on this planet.
We additionally talk about James’ path from Nebraska to the 82nd Airborne, Special Forces choice, tenth Special Forces Group, Chilly Battle Berlin, particular mission items, and his later work as a army historian and creator preserving the hidden historical past of unconventional warfare.
This episode covers:
• Special Forces Detachment A Berlin
• Chilly Battle Berlin and the Berlin Wall
• Inexperienced Berets working behind Soviet traces
• Sabotage plans in opposition to Warsaw Pact targets
• CIA-style tradecraft, surveillance, and clandestine identities
• Counterterrorism earlier than Delta Drive
• Life inside divided Berlin
• Special Forces after Vietnam
• tenth Special Forces Group
• Navy historical past, battle archaeology, and writing
• Preserving the untold tales of America’s Chilly Battle operators
When you’re inquisitive about Inexperienced Berets, CIA operations, Chilly Battle historical past, Berlin Wall espionage, Special Forces historical past, unconventional warfare, resistance networks, Soviet intelligence, or army historical past, this episode is for you.
Visitor — James Stejskal
James Stejskal is a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, former Inexperienced Beret, former U.S. International Service Political Officer, army historian, battle archaeologist, and creator of 12 books.
He served 23 years in U.S. Army Special Forces and particular mission items earlier than persevering with his authorities service abroad. He’s the creator of Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Chilly Battle Operations of the US Army’s Elite, Masters of Mayhem, and The Snake Eater Chronicles Chilly Battle espionage sequence.
Web site:
https://www.jamesstejskalauthor.com
Host — AJ Pasciuti
Retired Marine Drive Recon Scout Sniper and Marine Gunner, creator of Darkhorse: Harnessing Hidden Potential in Battle and Life, and host of Fight Story.
E-book: Darkhorse
https://ajpasciuti.com/Darkhorse
AJ Pasciuti Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/ajpasciuti/
Web site:
https://www.ajpasciuti.com/
Chapters
00:00 The Secret Mission of Chilly Battle Berlin
01:08 Introducing James Stejskal
03:43 From Nebraska to the Army
13:20 82nd Airborne and the Highway to Special Forces
20:20 What Makes Inexperienced Berets Totally different
30:55 Robin Sage and Special Forces Choice
39:57 Incomes the Inexperienced Beret
42:35 tenth Special Forces Group
55:55 Discovering Detachment A Berlin
59:57 Life Inside Chilly Battle Berlin
1:01:43 Surrounded by Soviet and East German Forces
1:05:18 Secret Sabotage Plans
1:08:28 Getting ready for Battle Behind Enemy Strains
1:10:49 Espionage, Useless Drops, and Clandestine Identities
1:18:18 Counterterrorism Earlier than Delta Drive
1:24:16 Working Covers and Avoiding Detection
1:33:03 Particular Operations After Vietnam
1:45:25 America’s Early Counterterrorism Missions
1:47:19 From Inexperienced Beret to Navy Historian
1:56:57 Preserving Special Forces Berlin Historical past
2:02:44 Chilly Battle Berlin Journey Information
2:06:54 Closing Ideas
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