Klaus Seifert (refugee)
Klaus Seifert (born March 14, 1953 in Bibra (Grabfeld) , † May 4, 1971 in Würzburg ) was a fatality on the inner-German border .
Life
Klaus Seifert fled from the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany on the night of April 8th, 1971 near Schwickershausen . He stepped on a mine that tore off the heel of his left foot. Nevertheless, he got to West German territory and stayed there exhausted. By chance he was found by a hunter and taken to the Mellrichstadt hospital. On April 15, he was transferred to the Luitpold Hospital in Würzburg as a result of an infection with a gas fire , where he died on May 4 of a cardiovascular failure as a result of the gas fire infection .
In the trial against members of the National Defense Council before the Berlin Regional Court on September 16, 1993 , Heinz Keßler was sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment for the killing of Klaus Seifert.
supporting documents
- Toralf Rummler, Petra Schäfter: Criminal justice and GDR injustice Volume 2: Acts of violence on the German-German border
Web links
- Information on Klaus Seifert can be found on the website of the SED State Research Association of the Free University of Berlin
Individual evidence
- ^ Roman Grafe : German Justice : Trials against GDR border guards and their commanders. Siedler Verlag, 2009, ISBN 9783641012359 ; limited preview in Google Book search.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seifert, Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German fatality on the inner-German border |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bibra (grave field) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th May 1971 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |