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Conrad Schumann
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East German soldier (1942-1998)
Key facts
- Born
- Hans Conrad Schumann , ( 1942-03-28 ) 28 March 1942, Zschochau , Gau Saxony , Nazi Germany
- Died
- 20 June 1998 (1998-06-20) (aged 56), Kipfenberg , Bavaria, Germany
- Cause of death
- Suicide by hanging
- Occupations
- Policeman Audi car assembly worker Winery worker
- Known for
- Defecting from East to West Berlin in 1961
- Spouse
- Kunigunde Schumann ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 )
- Allegiance
- East Germany
- Branch
- Volkspolizei-Bereitschaften
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Family name
- Schumann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nazi Germany
- Place of death
- Kipfenberg
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- German
- Military branch
- National People's Army
- Image
- Mauerstreifen Schumann Berlin.jpg
- Significant event
- Republikflucht
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- Commons category
- Conrad Schumann
- date of birth
- 1942-03-28
- date of death
- 1998-06-20
- manner of death
- Suicide
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- name in native language
- Conrad Schumann
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- end of work period
- 1961-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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