12.04.1945 – Kuborn
The debris of German war materiel still lies scattered about, and death lurks behind the unexploded ordnance and abandoned ammunition. For example, Ernst Martin from Heispelt was fatally injured in an accident near Küborn in mid-April, while other boys were injured more or less seriously by shrapnel.
16.02.1945 – Simmern
Simmern, February 16. In a meadow located in the area known as “behind the bush,” 10-year-old Norbert, the son of municipal worker Jakob Roessler, and René, the son of roofer Nik. Jentgen, also 10, found an unexploded bomb. As they were handling the projectile, it suddenly exploded, striking boy Roessler in the chest and shattering […]
14.03.1945 – Nothum
David Roger and Franz Taeck died on March 14, 1945, when an unexploded bomb detonated.
