Peter Böhme

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Peter Böhme (born August 17, 1942 in Chemnitz, died April 18, 1962 in Potsdam) is a fatal victim of the Berlin Wall killed in an attempt to escape between Potsdam and West Berlin following a fatal shooting by a GDR policeman.

Curriculum vitae

Peter Böhme grew up in Karl-Marx-Stadt. For the first time, he became involved in a law-abiding practice at school when he was accused of promoting imperialism by wearing jeans bought in West Berlin. After finishing school, he learned the mechanics of the vehicle, breaking his education in 1960 in connection with the escape from the GDR. His father pulled him back from West Berlin, and the authorities required a long-term commitment to serving in the NVA ranks he began in April 1960. At the end of 1961 he was sent to the Gunsmoke Artillery School in Geltow, near Potsdam, where he also learned to be forced to serve Wolfgang Gundel. Both decided to desert, preparing for the same in early 1962. Escape

At night, on April 17, 1962, two deserters stole two pistols and ammunition from one of the officer's cabinets. The robbery was noticed only the next morning. Böhme and Gundel moved away from the barracks on foot to Potsdam, 8 miles away, where they remained hidden during the day. On the 18th of April they headed for the Babelsberg district of Potsdam, where they rode into the Griebnitzsee train station heading west towards Berlin. A few deserters noticed Jörgen Schmidtchen, a police officer at the border, who, on the assumption that both were patrolling the track, moved in their direction. When asked about the password, the shooting took place. In the course of this Böhme shot Schmidtchen, but he was mortally wounded also shot. Wolfgang Gundel managed to get to the western side.

The escape has hit very different reactions in both German states. While the East German press reported on the offending act of crossing the border by agents, Western media wrote about the necessary defense and murder of a refugee. The West German authorities have demanded the release of a fugitive "murderer". After reconsidering the case after the unification of Germany, it was found that Jörgen Schmidtchen had been killed by a bullet from a gun with Böhme carrying it, and he died as a result of a shot from another policeman who, in the opinion of the court, acted as a necessary defense. Wolfgang Gundel was followed many years by the escapes of Stasi agents. Bibliography

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