Egon Schultz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Egon Schultz

East German border guard

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1943

Place of Birth: Gościno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1964

Profession: soldier

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Egon Schultz (4 January 1943 – 5 October 1964) 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 shot by escapees during a shootout before being killed by friendly fire.
Schultz became a national hero in East Germany, with hundreds of memorials and schools named in his honor, and his death caused a public sensation in East Germany and West Germany.
Following the reunification of Germany, 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.