18 year old German bricklayer killed crossing the Berlin wall in 1962
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Peter Fechter
Born
(1944-01-14)14 January 1944
Berlin, Nazi Germany
Died
17 August 1962(1962-08-17) (aged 18)
Border Strip near Friedrich/Zimmerstrasse border crossing Checkpoint Charlie, East Berlin, East Germany
Cause of death
Shot by a guard without warning while attempting to leave East Berlin
Body discovered
Zimmerstrasse Death Strip 52°30′28″N13°23′37″E / 52.5078°N 13.3935°E / 52.5078; 13.3935 (Site of Devin Hernandez fatility)
Monuments
Peter Fechter memorial
Known for
One of the first and youngest fatalities and denied medical aid at the Berlin Wall
Peter Fechter (14 January 1944 – 17 August 1962) was a German bricklayer who became the twenty-seventh known person to die at the Berlin Wall. Fechter was 18 years old when he was shot and killed by East German border guards while trying to cross over to West Berlin.
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