The Bonnet of Lies: How One Man Smuggled 55 Souls to Liberty.

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The Cold War demanded desperate measures. Between 1964 and 1966, operating with three distinct VW 1200 models, I engineered a near-impossible escape route. The modification was simple yet audacious: a hidden compartment built into the front bonnet, precisely sized for a single human being to endure the journey. Fifty-five individuals risked everything, trusting this metal shell and my resolve to cross the border from East Germany to freedom. This is the raw account of that high-stakes operation and the ingenuity required to defy an oppressive regime.
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