History always appears in astonishment, even in detail. St. Wendel, a German town during World War II, also fell into madness.
Today, Wendling Monastery in the shade of green trees (photo taken by the author)
From 1933 onwards, brainwashed Nazi maniacs in the town converted Wendling Monastery into a training school for young Nazi officers and even recruited Boy Scouts, commonly known as Napola, literally translated as the National Political School.
Hitler Youth in Saarland (image from the Internet)
Menth, a teacher from the small town of Nampo in the city of Saint-Vendres, proudly introduces members of the Hitler Youth to his students (image from the Internet)
Nazi-era Boy Scout postcard with the words "In 1935, saarland belonged forever to Germany". (Image from the Internet)
In 1934, the top brass of the St. Vendress City Council, as die-hard fans of Nazi Germany, decided to rename the train station street Adolf Hitler. At the same time, the Castle Square in the city center was renamed Adolf Hitler Square.
At eight or nine o'clock in the morning, the railway station street is bathed in the morning sun. (Taken by the author)
The sign on The train station street was replaced by Adolf Hitler straße. (Image from the Internet)
People in castle square who enjoy coffee on weekends. (Image from the Internet)
Nazi soldiers in the castle square. (Image from the Internet)
Following the "Saar Vote" event in 1935, in November 1938, almost in sync with Kristallnacht, SS members desecrated and plundered the synagogue, then set them on fire. Hundreds of onlookers are said to have gathered in front of the burning synagogue until the building burned down completely and turned into rubble. The whole town fell into absurd foolishness and perverted zeal.
Former synagogue of St. Wendel (image from the internet)
A stumbling block on Beethoven Avenue to commemorate the Jewish victims of Auschwitz. At least 137 Jews from the Sankt Wendel region were killed during the war (photo by the author)
But what attracted the close attention of the Allies was the German arsenal of weapons and ammunition southeast of st. Wendel, near the railway station. The ammunition depot, once known as Luftwaffe Camp Six, was supplying the German army with a steady stream of weapons of war through the extensive train lines built in 1860.
Aerial view of Camp Six in February 1945 (image from the Internet)
The Allies repeatedly managed to send flying squadrons and paratroopers to drop explosives, but instead of destroying the ammunition depot, they also sacrificed about 2,300 fighters. It was not until March 1945 that Britain, the United States and France jointly intervened to carry out a series of explosions of warehouses, railways and stations, and with the loud sound of "bang", it also brought about the demise of the Nazi era in the town.
On March 20, 1945, the train station of Saint-Vendres was destroyed. (Image from the Internet)
Overlooking the ruins of the Ammunition Depot from World War II. (Taken by the author)