

October 28, 2005
1h 30m
DE
Raymond Ley
The major flood disaster on February 17, 1962 hit Hamburg completely unprepared. It left 315 dead and 10,000 people homeless. Almost a fifth of Hamburg's urban area was under water. In times of need, the people of Hamburg followed their young police and interior senator Helmut Schmidt, who later became Chancellor, who gained respect nationwide in those days.

Ulrich Tukur
Helmut Schmidt

Christiane Paul
Gerda Brandt

Florian Lukas
Horst Sahm

Jan Peter Heyne
Bernhard Brandt


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Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Heinrich Brandt

Ina Holst
Frau Piechowiak

Stefan Mehren
ASB Notarzt

Jacob Weigert
Helmut Schöttner

Rolf Bach
Bäckergeselle

Michael Benthin
Nachbar