Peter Fechter Memorial

His tragic death converted Peter Fechter into a symbol. He was shot in 1962 when trying to climb across the Wall.
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Foto: dpa picture-alliance

© Foto: dpa picture-alliance

Hit by a fatal bullet he died at the foot of the Wall without any medical help.

The very same day citizens of West-Berlin laid down flowers and wreaths at the Wall creating thus a memorial site that has been in existence ever since. You can see the simple stele on the intersection of Zimmerstraße and Charlottenstraße, close to the Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie.

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Editors Rating

Learning Factor
3.00

Educational Counselling
3.50

Wall Firsthand
3.00

Contemplation Factor
3.50

Total
3.25

Address

Zimmerstr., 26-27, 10969, Berlin, Germany

Quarter

Mitte

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