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Dec. 12, 1960 - Free - after ten years of convict prison. Hermann Josef Flade, former school-boy in the Erz mountains/East Germany, is free again. 10 years ago, he had been sentenced to death because of opposition against the state, in Dresden/East-Germany. The sentence had been changed into 15 years of convict prison for the - at that time - 18-year-old Flade. Now after 10 years, he was released. For his parents who live since 9 years in West-Germany, in the Bavarian town of Traunstein, this was the best Christmas present. Their son has already written them two letters after his release, and perhaps he will visit them at Christmas. OPS:- Hermann Josef Flade

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18-year-old Changed Convict Dresden East-germany Opposition Perhaps Sentence Sentenced Traunstein West-germany

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