Czesław Kukuczka
Polish man who died at the Berlin Wall / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Czesław Kukuczka (23 July 1935 – 29 March 1974) was a Polish man who became the 114th known person to die at the Berlin Wall. Kukuczka was assassinated during an attempt to threaten the Polish embassy in East Germany into allowing him to migrate to West Berlin, becoming one of only three non-German escapee victims of the Berlin Wall.
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Czesław Kukuczka | |
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Born | (1935-07-23)23 July 1935 |
Died | 29 March 1974(1974-03-29) (aged 38) |
Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
Resting place | Kamienica, Poland |
Monuments | Window of Remembrance, Berlin Wall Memorial, Berlin |
Known for | One of three non-German escapees to die at the Berlin Wall |
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