Benno Martin

Career

After Germany"s defeat, he joined the Freikorps in 1919. He obtained his Juris doctorate after the war and then joined the police department in Nuremberg in 1923, rising through the ranks to chief of police in Nuremberg. He was indicted and tried for complicity in the deportation of Franconian Jews to Auschwitz but was acquitted of the charges.

Achievements

• Martin fought in the German Imperial Army in the First World War in which he was awarded Iron Cross first and second class.

Membership

He was also a member of the Nazi party, joining in 1933, (NSDAP no 2-714-474) a year before joining the Steamship (Steamship no 187-117) in Nazi era Germany.