Hildegard Trabant

Hildegard Trabant
Hildegard Trabant
	Trabant's photo at the Berlin Wall Memorial
Born	Hildegard Johanna Maria Pohl; 12 June 1927; Berlin, German Reich
Died	18 August 1964 (aged 37); East Berlin, East Germany
Cause of death	Shot by a guard whilst attempting to enter West Berlin from East Berlin
Body discovered	Closed S-Bahn tracks between the Schönhauser Allee and Gesundbrunnen stations 52.549483°N 13.401828°E
Resting place	Friedhof Nordend, Berlin-Rosenthal; 52.595945°N 13.406458°E
Monuments	White Crosses, Berlin; "Window Of Remembrance", Berlin;
Known for	Being one of eight women killed at the Berlin Wall; Probably being the only Berlin Wall victim who was classified as an attempted escapee, yet was loyal to, and not critical of, the East German government;
Political party	SED

Hildegard Johanna Maria Trabant (née Pohl; 12 June 1927 – 18 August 1964) was an East German woman who became the fiftieth known person to die at the Berlin Wall. Trabant was shot and killed by East German border guards during a crossing attempt, one of only eight women victims of the Berlin Wall, and was the only escapee victim known to have a record of loyalty toward the East German regime.

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