Kristallnacht
Smoke and fire were everywhere. The night was filled with the sound of shattering glass and shouts.
Wolfgang Hochstetter was doing his part. Standing in a tailor's shop, he lit some of the fabric scraps inside the ransacked building. Quickly the flames devoured the broken bits around him and he smiled.
The fast burning fire had already attacked the walls and ceiling. Heading for the exit the newly-minted Gestapo Officer tripped. A heavy beam fell across his body. With his arm trapped, he could not move it. Lieutenant Hochstetter made a futile call for help. His body was found in the rubble the next week.