The Flight of the Trakehners

Trakehnen in the summer of 1943. Preparations for the escape are underway at the famous stud farm. Jesco von Esten, just returned from the war severely wounded, is to lead a herd of 50 Trakehner mares to the west. On the back of his stallion Preußenlied, he leads his trek across the frozen Vistula Lagoon in icy cold…

Sibylle Luise Binder vividly recounts the legendary escape of the Trakehner horses, a story filled with suspense and historical facts, where horses and people saved each other's lives and became one.

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