“Psychologically, he was desperate to get out,” Ralph’s son Alan Freeman told CNN.
He was finally able to leave Germany and avoid the events that would soon unfold.
‘He saved his life’Sproston’s connections through the footballing world proved to be vital in helping Freeman leave Germany.
It was before this game that the England players famously performed the Nazi salute prior to kick off.
But more importantly, so did the story of Bert Sproston helping Ralph Freeman in his bid to leave Nazi Germany.
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