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And Ernst was a very, very determined person
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Missile from the East

And Ernst was a very, verydetermined person

And Ernst was a very, very
determined person

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And Ernst was a very, very determined person.
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6 seconds
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00:32:03
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Mar 28, 2025
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The story of East German motorcycle racer Ernst Degner, who, at the height of the Cold War and on the cusp of achieving his life ambition to win the world championship, fled East Germany with his family in a heart-stopping escape.
[WALKER]: Because East Germany and the Iron Curtain countries - Missile from the East 00:13
[WALKER]: Because East Germany and the Iron Curtain countrie...
[OLAF]: He was so close to being world champion - Missile from the East 00:17
[OLAF]: He was so close to being world champion
He wanted to have his own decisions - Missile from the East 00:07
He wanted to have his own decisions
[ARCHIVE REPORTER]: The attention of an anxious world - Missile from the East 00:07
[ARCHIVE REPORTER]: The attention of an anxious world
The last great exodus of refugees from the east - Missile from the East 00:11
The last great exodus of refugees from the east
Once the East Germans are processed - Missile from the East 00:07
Once the East Germans are processed
Some ex-East Germans have described it to me - Missile from the East 00:06
Some ex-East Germans have described it to me
There were checkpoints, - Missile from the East 00:06
There were checkpoints,
[MATSUMIYA]: During that period, Berlin Wall is not created yet. - Missile from the East 00:08
[MATSUMIYA]: During that period, Berlin Wall is not created ...
So the people in East Berlin - Missile from the East 00:09
So the people in East Berlin
It was before the government started - Missile from the East 00:07
It was before the government started
[ERNST]: It was easy, you just took the underground - Missile from the East 00:07
[ERNST]: It was easy, you just took the underground
[MATSUMIYA]: My idea was to meet with Degner - Missile from the East 00:08
[MATSUMIYA]: My idea was to meet with Degner
And one day Degner said, - Missile from the East 00:14
And one day Degner said,
[MATSUMIYA]: So, I went to Berlin... - Missile from the East 00:06
[MATSUMIYA]: So, I went to Berlin...
And meet with him in the western side - Missile from the East 00:07
And meet with him in the western side
When I came back to the hotel, I received a telephone call - Missile from the East 00:12
When I came back to the hotel, I received a telephone call
And he said, "You are waiting for Degner, aren't you? - Missile from the East 00:06
And he said, "You are waiting for Degner, aren't y...
And Degner isn't coming." - Missile from the East 00:10
And Degner isn't coming."
[FUNDER]: Overnight, the guards came - Missile from the East 00:18
[FUNDER]: Overnight, the guards came