Jürgen Sunday
Jürgen Sonntag (born February 19, 1940 in Berlin ) is a former escape helper on the inner-German border .
Career
Sonntag was born in Berlin and grew up in Essen . In 1960 he returned to Berlin to study. In the fraternity's fraternity home, he joined a group of student escape helpers led by Wolfgang Fuchs . From April to October 1964, the group dug an escape tunnel to East Berlin from a rented bakery in the building at Bernauer Strasse 97, later named tunnel 57 . Between October 2 and October 4, 1964, 57 people came through the tunnel to West Berlin.
Later he worked in Paderborn as the head of a private school and technical college sponsor.
Honors
- 2012: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
Web links
- Jürgen Sonntag at West ART Talk
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| SURNAME | Sunday, Jürgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German escape agent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |