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Refugee train in Feilitzsch

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October 1989
Feilitzsch, railway station
Created By: Markus Lohneisen

License: Creative Commons License

Thousands of East German refugees travelled with special East German Railway trains, arriving in the West Germany 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

child, dustbin, food, group of people, policeman (FRG), track, train, train station

Context

wave of refugees

Places

Feilitzsch

Text in image

Feilitzsch

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