7 October 1961 · Window jumps · Bernauer Straße
Klaus Sch. comes through the cemetery and is caught in Bernauer Straße 10
A Swinemünder Straße resident got into the border house at Bernauer Straße 10 through the Elisabeth cemetery, meaning to flee, and was arrested there.
Klaus Sch., who lived in Swinemünder Straße, got into a border house through the cemetery of the Elisabeth parish.
He reached the building at Bernauer Straße 10 intending to escape from it to the West.
On 7 October 1961 border guards arrested him inside the house.
Sources
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Historians and memorials
- Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer – Bereich B: Die Zerstörung der Stadt (Orientierungsplan und Ereignismarken), marker B 364Stiftung Berliner Mauer
- B 364 – Digital Guide, Berlin Wall MemorialStiftung Berliner Mauer
- B 364 – Digitaler Tourguide, Gedenkstätte Berliner MauerStiftung Berliner Mauer
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Berlin Experiences, “Klaus Sch. comes through the cemetery and is caught in Bernauer Straße 10”, Berlin Wall Escapes, 2026, https://berlinwallescapes.com/escapes/klaus-sch-elisabethfriedhof-bernauer-strasse-10-1961/ (accessed [date]).
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