Below are a few of the victims of the border minefields.

April 8, 1971
An 18 year old boy attempts to escape to the West through a minefield  in the vicinity of Schwickershausen.  His foot is shredded after triggering a mine. On May 4, over a month and several operations after his injury, he dies.

January 16, 1973
A 26 year old male from the East German village of Bluetlingen triggers an SM-70 fence mine as climbs the Wall. He manages to reach West Germany but dies in a hospital the next day.

July 14, 1973
A 25 tear old male triggers three SM-70 fence mines as he attempts to climb to freedom in the vicinity of  Hohegeiss/Harz.  Seriously wounded, he is pulled by his feet away from the fence and is loaded into a truck by border guards.  Two hours later he receives medical attention but dies the following day in an East German hospital.

April 7, 1980
A 28 year old male is critically wounded by a fence mine near the town of Veltheim. He dies on May 11 after numerous operations in a Halberstadt hospital.

March 22, 1984
A 20 year old male is mortally wounded by a fence mine. He dies as border guards arrive to investigate.

The body of a minefield victim is evacuated by border guards. - photo Zoll Luebeck