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with an increased confrontation with his guilt, conflicts of conscience and self-reflection. According to Gansel, the original version questions and comments less, and the presentation is much more authentic. Gansel sees an unvarnished look. Jochen
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cooperation with Soviet intelligence, which he had previously denied. As a result, he was repatriated in April 1950. On his arrival in Berlin, he was able to escape the Soviet authorities. He then lived with his wife and three children in
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