Chris Gueffroy, at the Window of Remembrance, Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Straße
Born
(1968-06-21)21 June 1968
Pasewalk, East Germany
Died
5 February 1989(1989-02-05) (aged 20)
Border Strip within Baumschulenweg, East Berlin, East Germany
Cause of death
Shot by a guard whilst attempting to leave East Berlin
Body discovered
Britz district canal 52°27′32″N13°28′08″E / 52.458914°N 13.469°E / 52.458914; 13.469 (Site of Chris Gueffroy Fatality)
Resting place
Baumschulenweg Cemetery, Berlin-Treptow 52°27′41″N13°29′43″E / 52.461355°N 13.495368°E / 52.461355; 13.495368 (Grave of Chris Gueffroy)
Monuments
Chris Gueffroy memorial
Known for
Last to be killed by use of firearms at the Berlin Wall
Chris Gueffroy (21 June 1968 – 6 February 1989) was the last person to be shot and the second-last to die in an escape attempt while trying to escape from East Berlin to West Berlin across the Berlin Wall.
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