Ida Siekmann

Ida Siekmann (23 August 1902 – 22 August 1961) was a German nurse who became the first known person to die at the Berlin Wall, only nine days after they started building it.

Ida Siekmann
Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse
Born(1902-08-23)23 August 1902
Gorken, West Prussia, German Empire
Died22 August 1961(1961-08-22) (aged 58)
West Berlin, West Germany
Cause of deathFall injuries
Body discoveredBernauer Strasse 48
52.5402°N 13.4029°E / 52.5402; 13.4029 (Site of Ida Siekmann fatality)
Resting placeUrnenfriedhof Seestraße Berlin-Wedding
52.5521°N 13.3544°E / 52.5521; 13.3544 (Location of Ida Siekmann's grave)
Monuments"Window Of Remembrance", Berlin
Known forFirst casualty at the Berlin Wall


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