9 June 1972 – 10 June 1972 · Over the wall · Treptow and Neukölln
A 15-year-old crosses the Wall into Neukölln
In the night of 9 to 10 June 1972 a 15-year-old East German boy crossed the Wall into Neukölln, apparently unseen by the guards, and was reunited with relatives in the West.
In the night of 9 to 10 June 1972 a 15-year-old East German boy escaped over the Berlin Wall into the West Berlin district of Neukölln, the police reported on 10 June. He had apparently crossed without being noticed by the East German border guards.
He was reunited with relatives in the West. The report gives no name and no exact place.
Sources
- Boy, 15, Flees East Berlin (11 June 1972)The New York Times (AP)
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