page_title: Dieter Wohlfarth
section_title: Death
hierarchical_section_title: Dieter Wohlfarth / Death
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Holzkreuz in Gedenken an Dieter Wohlfahrt, aufgenommen an der Ecke Hauptstraße/Bergstraße in Berlin-Spandau
context_page_description: Dieter Wohlfahrt was an escape helper and the first non-German and non West Berlin resident to die at the Berlin Wall.
context_section_description: On December 9, 1961 he cut along with others a hole in a fence between Staaken and Spandau, to help the mother of an acquaintance to the appointed escape. However, the mother had betrayed the plans to the authorities of the GDR. The GDR border guards shot at Wohlfahrth and his companions. Wohlfahrt was hit by a bullet into the heart and remained in the border area for one hour without medical care before succumbing to his injuries.
caption: Berlin-Spandau Victim of the wall Dieter Wohlfahrt wooden cross
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