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- Ida Siekmann (23 August 1902 – 22 August 1961) was a German nurse who became the first known person to die at the Berlin Wall, only nine days after the beginning of its construction.
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Ida Siekmann (23 August 1902 – 22 August 1961) was a German nurse who became the first known person to die at the Berlin Wall, only nine days after the beginning of its construction.
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Aug 22, 2016 · Today, a memorial plaque marks the location of Ida Siekmann’s deadly leap to freedom. Although not murdered by the East German border guards whilst trying to escape, she is still classified as the first victim of the Berlin Wall – her death a result of the absurdity of its construction.
Nov 8, 2019 · Memorial to Ida Siekmann who died after jumping out of her apartment window at Bernauer Strasse following the closure of the border between East and West Berlin. Siekmann wanted out, so she...
When the Communist Party leadership sealed off the entire sector border on August 13, 1961, the situation for Ida Siekmann, who lived alone, changed dramatically. Like hundreds of thousands of Berliners, she was cut off overnight from relatives and acquaintances living in the other part of the city.
Ida Siekmann was perhaps scared of being caught. She was badly injured when she hit the ground and died on the way to the nearby Lazarus Hospital – just one day before her 59th birthday. The incident evoked a wave of outrage on the west side of the city.
Ida Siekmann. geboren am 23. August 1902. tödlich verunglückt am 22. August 1961. beim Sprung aus ihrer Wohnung in der Bernauer Straße 48. an der Sektorengrenze zwischen Berlin-Mitte und Berlin-Wedding. Am 21. August muss auch Ida Siekmann erleben, wie die Tür ihres Hauses verbarrikadiert wird.
Nov 9, 2019 · There was Ida Siekmann, 58, who became the first victim on Aug. 22, 1961, just nine days after the wall was finished. She died jumping from her third-floor window after the front of her house...
