Harry Seidel

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Seidel in court

Harry Seidel (April 2, 1938 – August 2020) was a former professional cyclist who helped people to escape from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) through tunnels in West Berlin.^[1] After he got caught in 1962, the highest court under notorious judge of the GDR sentenced him to life in prison in a show trial.^[2] He was incarcerated at the Brandenburg-Görden Prison. In 1966, the Federal Republic of Germany bought him out of prison.

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