Ida Siekmann

Ida Siekmann Net Worth

Ida Siekmann was born on August 23, 1902 in Poland and is remembered as the first person to die while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall. She had a home on the border of East and West Berlin and tragically died from injuries sustained while jumping from her East Berlin window into a West Berlin street in an attempt to escape the Soviet-controlled East Berlin.

Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day August 23, 1902
Birth Place Poland
Age 118 YEARS OLD
Died On Aug 22, 1961 (age 58)
Birth Sign Virgo

💰 Net worth: $40 million (2024)

About

Remembered as the first person to die during an attempt to cross the Berlin Wall from Soviet-controlled East Berlin to French-administered West Berlin, this woman had a home on the border of the two cities and died from injuries suffered while jumping from her East Berlin window into a West Berlin street.

Before Fame

At the time of her death, she was employed as a nurse.

Trivia

Her image was included on the famous Berlin Wall Memorial, a monument that was visited by such public figures as United States Politician Robert Kennedy and Republic of Cyprus President Makarios III.

Family Life

Born and raised in Gorken, West Prussia (modern-day Poland), she and her sister Martha later relocated to Berlin.

Associated With

She was the first person to die while trying to cross the Berlin Wall; Chris Gueffroy, who was shot in 1989, was the last.

Some Ida Siekmann images

About the author

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