Konrad Schumann

Konrad Schumann
Schumann leaping over barbed wire into West Berlin on 15 August 1961.
Born
Hans Conrad Schumann

(1942-03-28)28 March 1942
Zschochau, Saxony, Nazi Germany
Died20 June 1998(1998-06-20) (aged 56)
Kipfenberg, Oberbayern, Germany
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Occupations
  • Policeman
  • Audi car assembly worker
  • Winery worker
Known forDefecting from East to West Berlin in 1961
Spouse
Kunigunde Schumann
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(m. 1962)​
Children1
Military career
Allegiance East Germany
BranchVolkspolizei-Bereitschaften

Hans Conrad Schumann, also known as Konrad Schumann (28 March 1942 – 20 June 1998), was an East German Bereitschaftspolizist who escaped to West Germany during the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961.

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