The Flight of the Trakehners

Trakehnen in the summer of 1943. Preparations are being made at the famous stud farm for the escape. Jesco von Esten, recently returned from the war with severe injuries, is to lead a herd of 50 Trakehner mares westwards. On the back of his stallion Preußenlied, he leads his trek across the frozen Vistula Lagoon in icy cold...

Sibylle Luise Binder thrillingly describes the legendary escape of the Trakehners, packed with historical facts, where horses and humans saved each other's lives and became one.


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