Marienetta Jirkowsky

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Marienetta Jirkowsky
Born	(1962-08-25)25 August 1962 Bad Saarow
Died	22 November 1980(1980-11-22) (aged 18) Hennigsdorf hospital
Cause of death	Shot by a guard whilst attempting to enter West Berlin from Hohen Neuendorf, which was in the former GDR
Body discovered	Vacant property on Florastrasse 52°39′38″N 13°17′05″E / 52.6605°N 13.2846°E / 52.6605; 13.2846
Monuments	White Crosses, Berlin "Window Of Remembrance", Berlin "Marienetta Jirkowsky Monument", Hohen Neuendorf
Known for	Youngest of 8 women killed at the Berlin Wall

Marienetta "Micky" Jirkowsky (August 25, 1962, Bad Saarow, Brandenburg – November 22, 1980, Hennigsdorf) was a German woman killed trying to cross the Berlin Wall.

At 3.40am on November 22, 1980, Marienetta Jirkowsky and two friends attempted to cross the border between enter West Berlin from Hohen Neuendorf, which was in the former GDR. They were discovered by East German border guards and Jirkowsky was hit by 27 bullets, mainly in her stomach. She died the same day at 11.40 in Hennigsdorf hospital; she was 18 years old.

Marienetta Jirkowsky was the youngest of the 8 women killed at the Berlin wall, among the total of at least 138 victims.

Memorials to her death are located in the "White Crosses" memorial, next to the Reichstag building, in the "Window Of Remembrance" of the Berlin Wall Memorial in Berlin and near the former scene of the crime, in Hohen Neuendorf.

Memorials
"White Crosses" memorial next to the Reichstag building Berlin
"Window Of Remembrance" at Berlin Wall Memorial
Marienetta Jirkowsky Monument, Hohen Neuendorf
Street sign at "Marienetta-Jirkowsky-Platz", Hohen Neuendorf
Commemorative plaque at "Marienetta-Jirkowsky-Platz", Hohen Neuendorf

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Persondata
Name	Jirkowsky, Marienetta
Alternative names
Short description	Killed trying to escape East Germany
Date of birth	August 25, 1962
Place of birth	Bad Saarow
Date of death	November 22, 1980
Place of death	Hennigsdorf hospital

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