Winfried Freudenberg
last person to die escaping from East Germany
Winfried Freudenberg (29 August 1956 – 8 March 1989) was the last person to die in an attempt to escape from East Germany to West Berlin across the Berlin Wall as he fell from an improvised gas balloon at high altitude over West Berlin.[1][2][3][4]
Winfried Freudenberg | |
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| Born | 29 August 1956 |
| Died | 8 March 1989 (aged 32) |
| Cause of death | Home-made gas balloon crash whilst attempting to leave East Berlin 52°25′47″N 13°13′26″E / 52.4297°N 13.2239°E |
| Body discovered | Backyard of a garden villa in Zehlendorf 52°26′22″N 13°13′54″E / 52.4394°N 13.2318°E |
| Occupation | Electrical Engineer |
| Known for | Last fatality in an attempt to defect from East Germany across the Berlin Wall |
References
change- ↑ Martin Ahrends; Udo Baron & Hans-Hermann Hertle. "Chronicle of the Berlin Wall" (in German). Deutschlandradio. Archived from the original on 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ↑ "Balloon Tragedy". Weekly World News. 1989-05-02. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ↑ "Berlin Pays Tribute to Last Person Shot Crossing Wall". Spiegel Online International. 2009-02-06. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ↑ "Sachbuch zum Fall Freudenberg "Ich hatte gehofft..."" (in German). Penguin Verlag. 2019-05-17. Archived from the original on 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
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