rel itz , ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁photograph er ▁and ▁university ▁teacher . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁war ▁Ar no ▁Fischer ' s ▁father ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁type ▁set ter . ▁Ar no ▁attended ▁school ▁locally ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁till ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁when ▁he ▁started ▁training ▁in ▁aspects ▁of ▁car p entry ▁( wood ▁car ving / mod elling , ▁pattern ▁making ). ▁On ▁reaching ▁ 1 7 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 / 4 5 ▁con cluding ▁his ▁military ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁British , ▁who ▁released ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁A ▁length y ▁training ▁in ▁sculpt ure ▁He ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁res ume ▁his ▁civil ian ▁life ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁K ä the ▁K oll witz ▁art ▁school ▁in ▁Berlin ▁where ▁initially ▁he ▁attended ▁drawing ▁classes ▁before ▁switching ▁to ▁( wood ) ▁sculpt ure . ▁He ▁moved ▁on ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁Berlin ' s ▁We iß ense e ▁Arts ▁Academy ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁with ▁his ▁study ▁of ▁sculpt ure ▁and ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁till ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁political ▁division ▁of ▁Berlin ▁between ▁the ▁eastern ▁part , ▁which ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁and ▁the ▁western ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁se ctors ▁controlled ▁respectively