Commemorative Column for Heinz Cyrus

  • © Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
  • © Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
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Seven people lost their lives on Bernauer Straße while trying get past the border fortifications. Commemorative columns recall their fate and tell their story at the site of their escape attempt. This stele is dedicated to Heinz Cyrus, who was fatally injured in 1965 while trying to escape.