Killing of Peter Fechter

Peter Fechter
Born(1944-01-14)14 January 1944
Died17 August 1962(1962-08-17) (aged 18)
Border Strip near Friedrich/Zimmerstrasse border crossing Checkpoint Charlie, East Berlin, East Germany
Cause of deathShot by a guard without warning while attempting to leave East Berlin
Body discoveredZimmerstrasse Death Strip
52°30′28″N 13°23′37″E / 52.5078°N 13.3935°E / 52.5078; 13.3935 (Site of Devin Hernandez fatility)
MonumentsPeter Fechter memorial
Known forOne 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.


Killing of Peter Fechter

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