Egon Schultz was a German sergeant of the East German Border Troops who became the fifty-second known person to die at the Berlin Wall. While responding to the discovery of "Tunnel 57," Schultz was killed during a shootout with the tunnelers.
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Memorial service at the scene of Egon Schultz's death, on the tenth anniversary of the Wall (13 August 1971)
Memorial plaque at Strelitzer Straße 55, Berlin-Mitte
The grave of Egon Schultz (2018 photo)
Dethardingstraße 16 (formerly Karl-Marx-Straße 16), Rostock. Last home of Egon Schultz before his death.About this person
Egon Schultz was a German sergeant of the East German Border Troops who became the fifty-second known person to die at the Berlin Wall. While responding to the discovery of "Tunnel 57," Schultz was killed during a shootout with the tunnelers. Schultz subsequently became a national hero in East Germany, with hundreds of memorials and schools named in his honor. His death caused a public sensation in both East Germany and West Germany. Following the reunification of Germany and the report that Schultz was actually killed as a result of friendly fire, many of the memorials to Schultz were removed, although a new memorial plaque was erected at his death site at Strelitzer Strasse 55, Berlin, in 2004.
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