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Peter Fechter

German bricklayer (1944-1962).

Born January 14th, 1944 in Berlin.

Died August 17th, 1962 at 18 years old in Checkpoint Charlie (gunshot wound).

Occupations
bricklayer
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore