Refugees arriving at Hof railway station
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October 1989
Hof (Saale), central station
Created By:
Werner RoblLicense: Not Creative Commons
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.
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crowd,
policeman (FRG),
television camera,
train,
train stationrefugeePlaces
Hof (Saale)Text in image
Hof Hbf
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Original Caption
"Züge aus Prag bringen 13600 Flüchtlinge nach Genschers Vermittlung in die Freiheit nach Hof. Hunderte Bürger haben sich auf dem Bahnsteig eingefunden, um sie zu begrüßen."