Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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On 5th December 1961 train driver Harry Deterling used his train to take himself, his family and several of his friends, into West Berlin and freedom.

Chapters:
00:00 Germany divided
01:11 Fortifying the border
02:44 Deterling and Lichy
03:46 The planning stage
05:50 Preparation
07:08 Breaking through
08:08 The aftermath

Music:
"Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com
Creative Commons Attribution licence

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