60+ Berliner Mauer Conrad Schumann

It haunted him his entire life along with an enduring fear of the stasi.

Berliner mauer conrad schumann. The first defector to escape across the berlin wall was 19 year old east german border guard corporal conrad schumann who was immortalized on film as he leapt over a 3 foot high roll of barbed. It became an iconic image of the cold war. Conrad schumann blieb bis ende september 1961 im west berliner notaufnahmelager marienfelde dann wurde er in die bundesrepublik ausgeflogen. Conrad schumann was immortalized in this photograph as he leapt across the barricade that would become the berlin wall.

Conrad schumann remained in the west berlin refugee center in marienfelde until the end of september 1961. The photo was called the leap into freedom. März 1942 in zschochau landkreis meißen sachsen. Mit freundlicher genehmigung des berliner kamermanns dieter hoffmann 16.

Then he was flown out by the west german federal government and was able to build a new life for himself in bavaria. The picture of him jumping became an icon. Born in zschochau saxony during the middle of world war ii he enlisted in the east german state police following his 18th birthday. Februar 2015 die filmaufnahmen zeigen die republikflucht des 19 jährigen volkspolizisten conrad schumann der am 15.

In bayern baute er sich eine neue existenz auf. Juni 1998 in oberemmendorf landkreis eichstätt war einer der ersten grenzflüchtlinge nach dem bau der berliner mauer. Das bild von seinem sprung wurde zur ikone.