Martin was a tool & die maker and had a small factory in Nuremberg. On January 2, 1945, the city of Nuremberg was attacked by English bombers numbering at 900. This was to be the ruin of the seat of power, the Nazi Party Headquarters. Martin was not a Nazi Party member and was trying to live and raise a family, as many others during a time of war. The intense bombing nearly wiped the city from the map in a non-stop one hour rain of explosions. After the bombing stopped, Martin saw that his family was OK and wanted to check the condition of his factory. It had taken a hit, but for all accounts was still workable. As he started back home on his bicycle, the upper wall of the factory collapsed onto him and killed him instantly. He was among the 2000 people killed due to that savage bomb attack. The family opted to have him buried in the trench burial site in the Sudfriedhof in Nuremberg with other victims. Today there is a memorial section of all the burials from that night. Martin does have a headstone. Some of the headstones only read "Family of 5" with the listing of the street address.
Martin was a tool & die maker and had a small factory in Nuremberg. On January 2, 1945, the city of Nuremberg was attacked by English bombers numbering at 900. This was to be the ruin of the seat of power, the Nazi Party Headquarters. Martin was not a Nazi Party member and was trying to live and raise a family, as many others during a time of war. The intense bombing nearly wiped the city from the map in a non-stop one hour rain of explosions. After the bombing stopped, Martin saw that his family was OK and wanted to check the condition of his factory. It had taken a hit, but for all accounts was still workable. As he started back home on his bicycle, the upper wall of the factory collapsed onto him and killed him instantly. He was among the 2000 people killed due to that savage bomb attack. The family opted to have him buried in the trench burial site in the Sudfriedhof in Nuremberg with other victims. Today there is a memorial section of all the burials from that night. Martin does have a headstone. Some of the headstones only read "Family of 5" with the listing of the street address.
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