Winfried Freudenberg
East German man who died trying to cross the Berlin Wall / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Winfried Freudenberg (29 August 1956 – 8 March 1989) was the last person to die in an attempt to escape from East Germany to West Berlin across the Berlin Wall as he fell from an improvised gas balloon at high altitude over West Berlin.[1][2][3]
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Winfried Freudenberg | |
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Born | (1956-08-29)29 August 1956 |
Died | 8 March 1989(1989-03-08) (aged 32) |
Cause of death | Home-made gas balloon crash whilst attempting to leave East Berlin 52.4297°N 13.2239°E / 52.4297; 13.2239 (Empty balloon found in branches of a tree) |
Body discovered | Backyard of a garden villa in Zehlendorf 52.4394°N 13.2318°E / 52.4394; 13.2318 (Vicinity of Winfried Freudenberg crash site) |
Occupation | Electrical Engineer |
Known for | Last fatality in an attempt to defect from East Germany across the Berlin Wall |
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