Chris Gueffroy
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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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Born | (1968-06-21)21 June 1968 |
Died | 5 February 1989(1989-02-05) (aged 20) |
Cause of death | Shot by a guard whilst attempting to leave East Berlin |
Body discovered | Britz district canal 52.458914°N 13.469°E / 52.458914; 13.469 (Site of Chris Gueffroy Fatality) |
Resting place | Baumschulenweg Cemetery, Berlin-Treptow 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 |
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