Wolfgang Engels

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Wolfgang Engels
Joline Albaugh, Wolfgang and Doris Engels during 50th Anniversary Celebration of his escape from East Berlin.
Born	1943 (age 80–81) Düsseldorf
Occupation(s)	biology and history teacher in Soltau car mechanic and driver in East German National People's Army (1960-1963)
Known for	escape to West Germany by breaking through the Berlin Wall with armoured personnel carrier

Wolfgang Engels (born 1943) is a former civilian employee of the East German National People's Army, employed as a car mechanic and driver, who in 1963 used a stolen BTR-152 armoured personnel carrier to escape to West Germany by breaking through the Berlin Wall.^[1]