Welcoming a refugee train at Hof railway station

Info

October 1 1989
Hof (Saale), central station
Created By: Gerhard Puchta

License: Not Creative Commons

From the Set

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

group of people, policeman (FRG), refugee, train, train station

Context

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

People/Organizations

International Red Cross

Places

Hof (Saale)

Text in image

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