Wolfgang Vogler (border victim)
Wolfgang Vogler (born September 8, 1948 in Parchim ; † July 15, 1974 in Magdeburg ) was a fatality on the inner-German border .
death
Vogler, who lived in Parchim, fell in love with a woman from Australia who was visiting the GDR in the summer of 1974 . As a result, on July 14, 1974, he tried to cross the border with West German Lower Saxony near Benneckenstein . He triggered a self-shot system at around 6.30 p.m. and was seriously injured. After emergency care he was taken to the Magdeburg Medical Academy , where he died the next day.
In a trial for the death of Vogler and five other escape victims who died from self-shot systems or the use of firearms, the responsible former members of the National Defense Council of the GDR were sentenced to four and a half to seven and a half years imprisonment for inciting manslaughter.
literature
- Hans-Hermann Hertle : Chronicle of the fall of the wall: the dramatic events around November 9, 1989. Ch. Links Verlag, 2009, ISBN 9783861535416 , page 31; limited preview in Google Book search.
- Klaus Marxen , Gerhard Werle : Criminal justice and GDR injustice: acts of violence on the German-German border. Walter de Gruyter, 2002, ISBN 9783899490077 , page 548; limited preview in Google Book search.
- Heribert Schwan : Erich Mielke .: The man who was the Stasi. Droemer Knaur, 1997, ISBN 9783426269800 , page 331.
- Erich Loest : The angel of death with the red hair: Authentic criminal cases. Mitteldeutscher Verlag, 2016, ISBN 9783954626830 ; limited preview in Google Book search.
Web links
- Information on Wolfgang Vogler 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.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vogler, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German locksmith, fatality on the inner-German border |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Parchim |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th July 1974 |
| Place of death | Magdeburg |