20 August 1961 · Over the wall
A man of about 19 jumps the wall and the wire at control point 17
At 7.30 p.m. on 20 August 1961 a man aged about 19 broke through at control point 17 in Prenzlauer Berg, jumping over the wall and the wire obstacle.
The Prenzlauer Berg police reported at 9.45 p.m. on 20 August 1961 that at 7.30 p.m. a man aged about 19 had broken through at control point 17. He had jumped over the wall and the wire obstacle.
The criminal police were checking the case. The journal of 22 August places KP 17 at the corner of Gleimstraße and Schwedter Straße.
Sources
- Stab. Präsidium der Volkspolizei Berlin - Abt. Information - Journal der Handlung, 20. August 1961Chronik der Mauer (document: Landesarchiv Berlin, C Rep. 303/26.1/239)
- Stab. Präsidium der Volkspolizei Berlin - Abt. Information - Journal der Handlung, 22. August 1961Chronik der Mauer (document: Landesarchiv Berlin, C Rep. 303/26.1/239)
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