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Rudi Arnstadt was an East German border guard who died in an incident with West German border guards at the Inner German border on 14 August 1962.
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Rudi Arnstadt was an East German border guard who died in an incident with West German border guards at the Inner German border on 14 August 1962. Arnstadt, a captain of the Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic, was shot and killed by Bundesgrenzschutz officer Hans Plüschke near Wiesenfeld during a shootout that occurred under unknown circumstances. Arnstadt's death caused an escalation of Cold War tensions.
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Lived 1926 to 1962 · aged 35
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