Tunnel 29: The Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall | Learn German A2–B2

More than 100 metres of earth separate East and West Berlin. Then water enters a narrow escape tunnel. Will the people still make it through? In 1962, escape helpers dig Tunnel 29 beneath the Berlin Wall. Over two days, 29 people reach West Berlin, including the sister of one of the helpers. Soon afterward, the tunnel can no longer be used. Learn German at A2–B2 level with a true story, told clearly and at a calm pace. In this video, you’ll discover: ✅ Why Hasso Herschel helped build the tunnel ✅ How the group dug an escape route of about 120 metres ✅ Why water and a lack of money threatened the project ✅ What role the television network NBC played ✅ How 29 people escaped through the tunnel What would you risk if you couldn’t know whether you would succeed? 🔔 Subscribe to History X German for more true stories told in German. Sources: Chronik der Mauer – “Gelungene Flucht durch den Tunnel 29”: https://www.chronik-der-mauer.de/fluc... US National Archives – Donald P. Steury, “Tunneling to Freedom”: https://www.archives.gov/files/resear... AI transparency: The thumbnail is an AI-generated illustration, not a historical photograph. AI-generated scenes in the video are illustrative reconstructions. Legal notice: https://sites.google.com/view/regina-... #HistoryXGerman #Tunnel29 #BerlinWall #learngerman