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Tunnel Under the Berlin Wall

In October 1964, students helped 57 people escape from communist East Germany through what became known as Tunnel 57 despite the wall built to keep them in.

In October 1964 a group of students helped 57 people escape from communist East Germany despite the wall built to keep them in. Hear from Ralph Kabisch and Joachim Neumann who spent weeks digging what became known as Tunnel 57.

(Photo: A refugee is pulled out of Tunnel 57. Courtesy of Ralph Kabisch).

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Wed 9 Oct 2013 07:50GMT

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