Günter Litfin
Günter Litfin (19 January 1937 – 24 August 1961) was a German tailor. He was the second known person to die at the Berlin Wall.
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Born | |
Died | 24 August 1961 | (aged 24)
Cause of death | Shot by a guard whilst attempting to leave East Berlin |
Body discovered | Spandauer Schifffahrtskanal 52°31′39″N 13°22′25″E / 52.527628°N 13.373685°E |
Resting place | Saint Hedwig Cemetery 52°32′46″N 13°27′38″E / 52.54619°N 13.4605°E |
Monuments | Sandkrugbrücke, Invalidenstraße, Berlin |
Known for | First person to be shot whilst attempting to escape across the Berlin Wall |
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Litfin was the first victim to be killed by East German border troops. He was the first to succumb to gunshot wounds, and was the first male victim.[1]
Günter Litfin Media
East German border guards retrieving the body of Günter Litfin from the River Spree
The leftmost of the White Crosses is devoted to him
Günter-Litfin-Straße in Weißensee
Last East Berlin residence of Günter Litfin, Heinersdorfer Straße 32, Weißensee, front view
Last East Berlin residence of Günter Litfin, Heinersdorfer Straße 32, Weißensee, side view
Main gate at the St Hedwig's Cemetery, Smetanastraße 36-54, Weißensee, where Günter Litfin was buried in 1961
References
- ↑ Christine Brecht: Günter Litfin, in: Die Todesopfer an der Berliner Mauer 1961–1989. Ein biographisches Handbuch. Links, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-86153-517-1, p. 37–39.