Lazlo Balogh
Lazlo Balogh (born April 7, 1954 in Bonyhád ; † June 22, 1973 near Spechtsbrunn ) was a fatality on the inner-German border .
Life
Lazlo Balogh, a Hungarian citizen, lived as a guest worker in the GDR. In 1972 he met Siglinde B., a citizen of the GDR, and became engaged to her. The couple decided to flee to West Germany together. After crossing the first fence, Siglinde B. stepped on a mine and was seriously injured. Lazlo Balogh helped her get over the second fence and then climbed it himself. He was shot in the process and died immediately.
Siglinde B. lost part of her right lower leg and was imprisoned until 1975 after she was released from hospital. In 1978 she was allowed to leave Germany.
The shooter Volker E. died in the 90s before a trial was opened because of the crime.
West of the Spechtsbrunn- Tettau street is a memorial plaque for Lazlo Balogh.
Web links
- Lazlo Balogh on the website of the SED State Research Association of the Free University of Berlin
- separated, united, together on ludwigsstadt.de from October 5, 2017
literature
- Roman Grafe The border through Germany: a chronicle from 1945 to 1990 , Siedler Verlag, Munich 2002, ISBN 978-3886807444
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anna Kaminsky, Ruth Gleinig (ed.): Places of Remembrance: Memorial signs, memorials and museums on the dictatorship in the Soviet occupation zone and GDR . C. Links, Berlin, 3rd, revised and expanded edition 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balogh, Lazlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian fatality on the inner-German border |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bonyhád |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 1973 |
| Place of death | at Spechtsbrunn |