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"Moscow-Paris-Express-Train" to freedom

By Richter, Karl H

"Moscow-Paris-Express-Train" to freedom

By Richter, Karl H

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January 1964 a group of young East Berliners plan a risky escape to West Berlin. One after the other, they escape by jumping on the daily Moscow-Paris Express train departing from the Friedrichstrasse station in East-Berlin. The Stasi discover the secret spot after one of the young men, Karl-Heinz Richter, falls off the train und severely injures himself. He is arrested and sent to a Stasi prison. From this first-hand account, Karl-Heinz Richter takes us through his story about yearning to flee the GDR, his desolate incarceration and the relentless Stasi interrogations. Through the eyes of a seventeen year old we see how freedom cannot be walled in and how life and love triumph over everything. Karl-Heinz Richter, Born in Schwarzheide in 1946. Completed his general High School education in 1963 and began an apprenticeship as a Machine Mechanic. In January 1964, he failed to escape to West Berlin, was severely injured and later on arrested and detained in a Stasi prison. After his release from jail, he completed his apprenticeship and worked in various fields. He was granted a visa and immigrated to West Berlin in 1975. Working as a long-distance truck driver he was issued a transit ban by the GDR because of his role in trying to help others escape. After living abroad for many years, he now currently lives and works in Berlin.
Product details
Number of Pages:
106
Publication Date:
2011
Publisher:
Richter, Karl-Heinz
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
3000296948
Weight:
174 g
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