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Missile from the East

But at the same time, his wifeand children will be defecting from Eastern Germanyto...

But at the same time, his wife
and children will be defecting from Eastern Germany
to Western Germany

Full Transcript

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But at the same time, his wife and children will be defecting
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from Eastern Germany to Western Germany.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:27
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
biography
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Movie Summary

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.
The plan on the defection Degner told me in detail. - Missile from the East 00:05
The plan on the defection Degner told me in detail.
Eastern Germany exports lots and lots - Missile from the East 00:07
Eastern Germany exports lots and lots
And there are special transporter - Missile from the East 00:13
And there are special transporter
[FUNDER]: That had to be - Missile from the East 00:07
[FUNDER]: That had to be
If Gerda had been caught trying to defect - Missile from the East 00:07
If Gerda had been caught trying to defect
They were put into state institutions - Missile from the East 00:13
They were put into state institutions
And then brought up as good model socialist citizens. - Missile from the East 00:08
And then brought up as good model socialist citizens.
They didn't want people going out or coming in. - Missile from the East 00:06
They didn't want people going out or coming in.
[ROBB]: From West Germany to East Germany - Missile from the East 00:11
[ROBB]: From West Germany to East Germany
When you looked out the other window - Missile from the East 00:09
When you looked out the other window
[FUNDER]: If you were in a vehicle - Missile from the East 00:07
[FUNDER]: If you were in a vehicle
They would check the boot for its contents - Missile from the East 00:10
They would check the boot for its contents
[OLAF]: There was a massive place. - Missile from the East 00:05
[OLAF]: There was a massive place.
One control. Second control. Third control. - Missile from the East 00:06
One control. Second control. Third control.
[KRAFT]: - Missile from the East 00:09
[KRAFT]:
The so-called opposition parties were fictions or fronts. - Missile from the East 00:07
The so-called opposition parties were fictions or fronts.
And the ruling SED Party won every election - Missile from the East 00:10
And the ruling SED Party won every election
[OLAF]: We drove from Berlin - Missile from the East 00:07
[OLAF]: We drove from Berlin
[ERNST]: I brought them to a special place - Missile from the East 00:08
[ERNST]: I brought them to a special place
I went back to Stralsund - Missile from the East 00:08
I went back to Stralsund