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It was a desperate measure
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Missile from the East

It was a desperate measure and that really cut throughpeople's lives

It was a desperate measure and that really cut through
people's lives

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It was a desperate measure
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and that really cut through people's lives.
Duration
7 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:14
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.
His family, his wife and his children - Missile from the East 00:06
His family, his wife and his children
They were in effect the ransom. - Missile from the East 00:05
They were in effect the ransom.
[ROBB]: Gerda wasn't one of those people - Missile from the East 00:06
[ROBB]: Gerda wasn't one of those people
Spent a lot of time with her little boy - Missile from the East 00:05
Spent a lot of time with her little boy
She would influence you that you do it - Missile from the East 00:08
She would influence you that you do it
She was putting pressure on him - Missile from the East 00:07
She was putting pressure on him
Then she, she thought it is time now to go. - Missile from the East 00:07
Then she, she thought it is time now to go.
My father also wanted to go - Missile from the East 00:05
My father also wanted to go
Nobody is able to go over to West Berlin or West Germany - Missile from the East 00:10
Nobody is able to go over to West Berlin or West Germany
I had to concentrate, - Missile from the East 00:17
I had to concentrate,
The he started to tell me, - Missile from the East 00:08
The he started to tell me,
But at the same time, his wife and children will be defecting - Missile from the East 00:08
But at the same time, his wife and children will be defectin...
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.