Help with translation of death record for Gerhard Bergmann 1944
Hi,
Need help translating the death record for Gerhard Bergmann who died 6 Jan 1944 in Stettin Germany.
Thank you for you time.
Document can be found on ancestry.com
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Hello Myke,
Translation:
Number 163.
Stettin, on 3 February 1944.The electrical engineer/electrical technician Gerhard Bruno Walter Bergmann, Evangelical [Protestant], residing in Stettin, Lindenstrasse 24, was killed [as a result of a terrorist attack] on 6 January 1944 at 3:30 am.
The deceased was born on 26 November 1898 in Nemitz, District Randow (Stettin Civil Registry Office III, record no. 190).
Father: retiree Karl Bergmann, residing in Stettin.
Mother: Anna Bergmann, née Nell, residing in Stettin.
The deceased was married with Hedwig Anna Mathilde Bergmann, née Müller, residing in Stettin, who was killed [as a result of a terrorist attack] at the same time; see Death Register record no. 111, [Stettin] Civil Registry Office I.
Registered on written report of the Police Commissioner in Stettin from 2 February 1944.
A syllable and a number written between the lines. [This refers to "amt I" written between the lines two lines above.]
The Civil Registrar, represented by: Hörning.
Certified to be in agreement with the Main Register.
Stettin, 3 February 1944.
The Civil Registrar, represented by: Hörning.Cause of death: killed by terrorist attack.
Marriage of the deceased on 20 November 1922, Stettin. (Stettin Civil Registry Office I, record no. 1011.)
My comment: If you google stettin bombing 1944 january you will find a number of articles about this bombing raid which took place on the night of 5/6 January 1944.
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How interesting to have a typewritten report! Here's the translation -
No. 163
Stettin, 3 February 1944
The electrical engineer Gerhard Bruno Walter Bergmann, Protestant, residing in Stettin, Lindenstrasse 24, was killed on 6 January 1944 at 3:30 in Stettin, Lindenstrasse 24.
The deceased was born on 26 November 1898 in Nemitz, Kreis Randow (Standesamt III Stettin, Nr. 190.)
Father: pensioner Karl Bergmann, residing in Stettin.
Mother: Anna Bergmann nee Nell, residing in Stettin.
The deceased was married to Hedwig Anna Mathilde Bergmann nee Müller, residing in Stettin, killed at the same time; see Death Register Nr. 111, Standesamt I.
Recorded from written notice by the Police president in Stettin on 2 February 1944.
The informantOne syllable and one number written between the lines.The Civil Registrar
by proxy Hörning
Cause of death – killed in a terror attack
Marriage of the deceased on 20.11.1922 Stettin (Standesamt I Stettin Nr. 1011)
[And stamped on the left side]
The agreement with the first register is hereby certified.
Stettin, 3 February 1944
The Civil Registrar
by proxy
Hörning
Note – the record doesn’t specify am or pm, but if they used a 24-hour clock, then this would be am.
And here's a bonus - the death record of the wife, No. 111, found at
No. 111
Stettin, 28 January 1944
Hedwig Bergmann nee Müller, Protestant, residing in Stettin, Lindenstrasse 24, was killed on 6 January 1944 at 3:30 in Stettin, Lindenstrasse 24.
The deceased was born on 3 March 1903 in Stettin (Standesamt I Stettin, Nr. 808.)
Father: Tailor Adolf Karl Bernhard Müller, residing in Stettin.
Mother: Marie Auguste Müller nee Graff, deceased, last residing in Stettin.
The deceased was married to the electrical engineer Gerhard Bruno Walter Bergmann, residing in Stettin.
Recorded from written notice by the Police president in Stettin on 25 January 1944.
The informant One syllable and one number written between the lines.
The Civil Registrar
by proxy Hörning
Cause of death – killed in a terror attack
Marriage of the deceased on 20.11.1922 Stettin (Standesamt I Stettin Nr. 1011)
[And stamped on the left side]
The agreement with the first register is hereby certified.
Stettin, 28 January 1944
The Civil Registrar
by proxy
Hörning
The marriage record can be found here -
Note that the second page of the marriage record shows the birth of 2 children, the death of the father, and the death of one other child.
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Here's the death record of the child - so tragic! -
No. 138
Stettin, 31 January 1944
The child Manfred Rudolf Erwin Bergmann, not baptized, residing in Stettin, Lindenstrasse 24, was killed on 6 January 1944 at 3:30 in Stettin, Lindenstrasse 24.
The deceased was born on 25 December 1943 in Stettin (Standesamt III Stettin, Nr. 3490.)
Father: the electrical engineer Gerhard Bruno Walter Bergmann, Protestant, residing in Stettin.
Mother: Hedwig Anna Mathilde Bergmann nee Müller, Protestant,, deceased, last residing in Stettin.
The deceased was - not - married .
Recorded from written notice by the Police president in Stettin on 25 January 1944.
The Civil Registrar
by proxy Hörning
Cause of death – killed in a terror attack
Marriage of the deceased’s parents was on 20.11.1922 Stettin (Standesamt I Stettin Nr. 1011)
[And stamped on the left side]
The agreement with the first register is hereby certified.
Stettin, 31 January 1944
The Civil Registrar
by proxy
Hörning
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Thanks to everyone for the translations and the hints to other records. As an American I never looked at the air raids during WWII as a terrorist attack. Enlightening for sure.
Hedwig's mother and sister were also killed in the air raid.
I appreciate your time and efforts to help researchers.
Myke
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You're welcome, Myke.
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