8 January 1965 · Over the wall · Bernauer Straße
A young East Berliner is wounded in the leg near Bernauer Straße and captured
A young East Berliner made his way through the 300-foot security zone towards the French sector near Bernauer Straße before he was struck in the right leg, wounded and captured.
A CIA chronology of reports on the Berlin situation records under 8 January 1965 that a young East Berlin refugee was wounded and captured while trying to escape into the French sector near Bernauer Straße. He had made his way through the 300-foot-wide security zone on the eastern side of the Wall before he was struck in the right leg. West Berlin police saw him being led away to an ambulance.
Sources
Whose account is this? Told from a Western official record only.
Western official records
- Berlin Chronology: A Chronology of Reports Concerning the Berlin Situation, received during the week ending 12 January 1965 (CIA/OCI No. 0521/65, CIA-RDP79T00472A001200010002-6)CIA CREST (Internet Archive copy of the CIA reading room)
Known from a single report line: the source says no more than this page.
Facts checked against the sources: November 2026
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Berlin Experiences, “A young East Berliner is wounded in the leg near Bernauer Straße and captured”, Berlin Wall Escapes, 2026, https://berlinwallescapes.com/escapes/bernauer-strasse-strip-1965-01-08/ (accessed [date]).
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