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Ida Siekmann

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Ida Siekmann
Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse
Born(1902-08-23)23 August 1902
Died22 August 1961(1961-08-22) (aged 58)
Cause of deathFall injuries
Body discoveredBernauer Strasse 48
52°32′25″N 13°24′10″E / 52.5402°N 13.4029°E / 52.5402; 13.4029 (Site of Ida Siekmann fatality)
Resting placeUrnenfriedhof Seestraße Berlin-Wedding
52°33′08″N 13°21′16″E / 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

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.