▁border ▁f ence , ▁lifted ▁the ▁bucket ▁of ▁his ▁back ho e ▁loader , ▁clim bed ▁up ▁on ▁it ▁and ▁jump ed ▁over ▁the ▁f ence . ▁A ▁few ▁metres ▁before ▁he ▁reached ▁West ▁German ▁territory ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁short ▁slope ▁above ▁the ▁border ▁f ence , ▁he ▁was ▁sp otted ▁by ▁two ▁East ▁German ▁border ▁gu ards , ▁who ▁opened ▁fire . ▁He ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁nine ▁bul lets ▁fired ▁from ▁Kal ash nik ov ▁rif les . ▁F at ally ▁wounded , ▁he ▁b led ▁to ▁death ▁just ▁inside ▁G DR ▁territory , ▁while ▁a ▁West ▁German ▁border ▁pat rol ▁– ▁who ▁saw ▁the ▁whole ▁incident ▁– ▁stood ▁by ▁hel pl ess ly . ▁In ▁their ▁subsequent ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁incident , ▁the ▁East ▁German ▁border ▁gu ards ▁stated ▁that ▁" the ▁attempted ▁bre ach ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁G DR - FR G ▁was ▁prevent ed ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁fire ar ms ▁and ▁the ▁individual ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁fatal ▁inj uries ." ▁ ▁The ▁incident ▁prov oked ▁controvers y ▁in ▁West ▁Germany ▁and ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁the ▁G DR ' s ▁" order ▁to ▁shoot " ▁policy . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁cross ▁was ▁ere cted ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁German ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁by ▁local ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁( West ▁German ) ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁the ▁s log an ▁Ein igkeit ▁- ▁Recht ▁- ▁Frei heit ▁("