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Martin Sandberger

Martin Sandberger, German colonel and lawyer (died 2010)

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Born
August 17, 1911
Died
March 30, 2010
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1911

About Martin Sandberger

Martin Sandberger was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era and a convicted Holocaust perpetrator. He was the commander of Sonderkommando 1a of Einsatzgruppe A, as well as of the Sicherheitspolizei and SD at the time of Nazi German occupation of Estonia during World War II. Sandberger perpetrated mass murder of the Jews in German-occupied Latvia and Estonia. During the first two weeks of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which began on 22 June 1941, Sandberger traveled with Franz Walter Stahlecker, the commander of Einsatzgruppe A. In January 1944, Sandberger became head of the Department A (Organization and Administration) in the Reich Security Main Office Amt.

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Martin Sandberger timeline

  1. During the first two weeks of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which began on 22 June 1941, Sandberger traveled with Franz Walter Stahlecker, the commander of Einsatzgruppe A.
  2. In January 1944, Sandberger became head of the Department A (Organization and Administration) in the Reich Security Main Office Amt.

The world when Martin Sandberger was born

Martin Sandberger was born in 1911. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1911

  • Best-selling book"The Broad Highway" – Jeffery Farnol

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Indianapolis 500 race
  • Top headlineTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 workers
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental airplane flight (49 days)
  • World population~1.71B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population93.4M

1911 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Martin Sandberger's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19112026
Population93.4M341 million

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