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Escape by steam: East German engineer breaks Iron Curtain
In Falkensee a railway worker named Harry Deterling crafted a bold escape by driving a 7:33 train from Oranienburg into West Berlin. Aboard were 18 passengers including his fireman Hartmut Lichy and two teenagers, aided by a handful of others who bought tickets to freedom. The daring run bypassed border checks as East German police watched, unaware the train would not stop at Falkensee.
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Berlin
Falkensee
Oranienburg
Harry Deterling
Iron Curtain
Albrechtshof
Nauen
Deterling
West Berlin
East Germany
Albrechtshof Vun
Hartmut Lichy
Lichy
Peter Howe
Raner Karlf
Freedom