Ida Siekmann
Appearance
Ida Siekmann | |
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Born | |
Died | 22 August 1961 | (aged 58)
Cause of death | Fall injuries |
Body discovered | Bernauer Strasse 48 52°32′25″N 13°24′10″E / 52.5402°N 13.4029°E |
Resting place | Urnenfriedhof Seestraße Berlin-Wedding 52°33′08″N 13°21′16″E / 52.5521°N 13.3544°E |
Monuments | "Window Of Remembrance", Berlin |
Known for | First casualty at the Berlin Wall |
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.