Ludwig Kugelmann

Volgens politierapport 9.55 dd 16 mei 1940 heeft Ludwig Israël Kugelmann zich van het leven beroofd

Bron Stadsarchief Amsterdam Politierapporten 1940-1945

It is still an extremely sensitive topic: suicide during the Second World War. Historians have not known what to do with it for a long time. What is the place of suicide bombers in war history?

Remarkably little has been written on this subject and there seems to be no list of names or memorial books at all. The Digital Monument (www.joodsmonument.nl) offers a place where relatives, sometimes for …