Jirkowsky, at the Window of Remembrance, Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Straße.
Born
(1962-08-25)25 August 1962
Bad Saarow, East Germany
Died
22 November 1980(1980-11-22) (aged 18)
Hennigsdorf, East Germany
Cause of death
Shot by a guard whilst attempting to enter West Berlin from Hohen Neuendorf, which was in the former GDR
Body discovered
Vacant property on Florastrasse 52°39′38″N13°17′05″E / 52.6605°N 13.2846°E / 52.6605; 13.2846 (Site of Marienetta Jirkowsky fatality)
Resting place
Spreenhagen Cemetery, Spreenhagen
Monuments
White Crosses, Berlin "Window Of Remembrance", Berlin "Marienetta Jirkowsky Monument", Hohen Neuendorf
Known for
Youngest of 8 women killed at the Berlin Wall
Marienetta "Micki" Jirkowsky (25 August 1962 – 22 November 1980) was a German woman who became the one-hundred and twenty-fifth known person to die at the Berlin Wall. Jirkowsky was shot and killed by East German border guards during an escape attempt, and at 18 years was one of the youngest victims and the youngest of the 8 women killed at the Berlin wall.[1]
Marienetta Jirkowsky's last residence prior to her death in 1980, on Birkenweg 13, SpreenhagenThe family grave of Marienetta Jirkowsky, Spreenhagen Cemetery
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