Luftangriff auf die Luitpoldhütte am 11. April 1945 hat sich tief eingeprägt

Hans Meßmann war 1945 sieben Jahre alt. Aber an den Luftangriff am 11. April kann er sich noch genau erinnern. Die Bilder gehen ihm nicht aus dem Kopf. Es war der Tag, an dem der Bub seinen Vater verlor.

von Markus Müller

Eine Aufnahme der Luitpoldhütte aus dem Jahr 1928. Bilder der Luitpoldhütte aus der Zeit des "Dritten Reichs" sind Mangelware. Was womöglich auch mit der Angst vor Spionage zu tun hatte.

Bild: Foto Frey

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Dieses Bild zeigt das Zementwerk der Luitpoldhütte mit einem Zug davor. Laut Heimatpfleger Dieter Dörner galt der Luftangriff am 11. April nicht der Luitpoldhütte, sondern einem Munitionszug am Bahnhof Luitpoldhütte. Bild: Privatarchiv Dieter Dörner

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