12 September 1961 · Window jumps
Down a telephone cable from Bernauer Straße 47
An unknown man broke into the Sch. family's first-floor flat and let himself down from the window on a telephone cable.
In the late morning of 12 September 1961 an unknown man escaped to the West from Bernauer Straße 47.
He broke into the flat of the Sch. family on the first floor.
He let himself down from the window on a telephone cable.
Sources
- Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer – Bereich D: Alltag an der Mauer (Orientierungsplan und Ereignismarken), marker D 447Stiftung Berliner Mauer
- D 447 – Digital Guide, Berlin Wall MemorialStiftung Berliner Mauer
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