Every year, many Germans are preparing to spend their vacations in the sunny south. And they all have to use the same highways. And every year everything ends in a big traffic jam.
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Ottfried Fischer
Ludwig Stocker
Ralf Richter
Hermann Pacholke
Monika Baumgartner
Marie Stocker
Hildegard Kuhlenberg
Ilse Pacholke
Petra Ehlert
Viola Pippig
Ulrich Anschütz
Fritzie Pippig
Achim Konejung
Charlie "Commander" Hüsskes
Horst Schroth
Heini "Mustang" Harms
Otto Mellies
Erich Pippig
Christine Schorn
Margot Pippig
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