Johannes-Leo Hoffmann
Johannes-Leo Hoffmann (born August 25, 1941 in Teistungen ; † November 14, 1972 ibid) was a fatality on the inner-German border .
Life
Johannes-Leo Hoffmann finished elementary school in the 7th grade and learned the trade of saddler and upholsterer. He then served voluntarily in the National People's Army in Oranienburg . He later worked for the German People's Police and most recently at the VEB Dairy Combine in Mühlhausen .
In the early evening of November 14, 1972, he reached the exclusion zone via the site of the former Teistungenburg monastery , which was close to the inner-German border. When crossing the second barrier, he triggered two self-firing systems that had recently been installed there. He suffered about 80 splinter injuries and died of bleeding before the ambulance reached the Worbis hospital with him .
Johannes-Leo Hoffman was allegedly the first victim of the newly installed self-firing systems at that time. The border had previously been secured with earth mines, which had also claimed various victims.
Web links
- Biographies of fatalities: Johannes-Leo Hoffmann - Free University of Berlin
- Fatalities from the self-firing systems of the North German Radio
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoffmann, Johannes-Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German fatality on the inner-German border |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Performance |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1972 |
| Place of death | Performance |