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Mass of refugees at Hof central station

OBJECT INFORMATION

Info

October 1 1989
Hof (Saale), central station
Created By: Markus Lohneisen

License: Creative Commons License

From the Set

Trains Packed with Refugees, Hof Central Station, 1 October 1989

From the Set

Aerial shots
Exhibition theme: Protest and Flight

Thousands of East German refugees travelled with special East German Railway trains, arriving in the West German town of Hof in October 1989. After fleeing to the German Embassy in Prague, many of the people had been there since August until finally granted permission to leave the country on 30 September.

Depicts

aid agency, crowd, refugee, tent, train, train station

Context

camp, curiosity, escape, family, food, freedom, friend, photographer, wave of refugees

Places

Hof (Saale)

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