Original: He is often erroneously named as the last person to die in the attempt to cross the wall , but he was in fact only the last to be killed through the use of weapons , and the second-last to die in an escape attempt .
Simplified: The four border guards at first got an award ( Leistungsabzeichen der Grenztruppen ) from the chief of the local border guards , Erich Wöllner , and a prize of 150 East German Marks each .