East German refugees arrive in Hof

Title
East German refugees arrive in Hof
Genre
News report; Interview; Vox pop
TX Date
6 Oct 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:02:42
Description
Margaret Shiels reports on the arrival of 8 trains carrying nearly 10,000 East German refugees as they arrived in the West German border station of Hof following their journey via Czechoslovakia. Includes interviews with German refugees, some of whom had left family behind.
Contributors
Margaret Shiels
Keywords
Germany; Refugees; Czechoslovakia; Political refugees; Germany FR; German DR; Prague; Hof

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