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Construction workers found the remains of Martin Bormann and Ludwig Stumpfegger near Lehrter Station in Berlin, ending a decades-long search after Bormann's conviction in absentia at the Nuremberg trials.
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Martin Bormann
German Nazi politician (1900–1945)
Martin Ludwig Bormann was a German Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery, private secretary to Adolf Hitler, and a war criminal. Bormann gained immense power by using his position as Hitler's private secretary to control the flow of information and access to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ludwig Stumpfegger
SS physician (1910–1945)
Ludwig Stumpfegger was a German doctor who served in the SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was Adolf Hitler's personal surgeon from 1944 to 1945, and was present in the Führerbunker in Berlin in late April 1945.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Main railway station of Berlin, Germany
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Berlin, Germany. It came into full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006. It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof, and on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway. The station is owned by DB…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Trial in absentia
Criminal proceeding in which the person who is subject to it is not physically present
Trial in absentia is a criminal proceeding in a court of law in which the person being tried is not present. In absentia is Latin for "in (the) absence". Its interpretation varies by jurisdiction and legal system.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nuremberg trials
Series of military trials at the end of World War II
The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries across Europe and committing atrocities against their citizens in World War II.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)