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The blow to Trotsky's head was bungled and failed to kill him instantly. Witnesses stated that Trotsky spat on Mercader and began struggling fiercely with him. Hearing the commotion Trotsky's bodyguards burst into the room and nearly killed Mercader but Trotsky stopped them, laboriously stating that the assassin should be made to answer questions. Trotsky was taken to a hospital, operated on and survived for more than a day, dying as a result of loss of blood and shock.
(21 August 1940)

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Lehrter Bahnhof

Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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Wednesday 2nd of May 1945 (-) — Nazi official and private secretary to Adolf Hitler Martin Bormann commits suicide by cyanide poisoning.
His skeleton was found on 28 december 1972 during construction works near the Lehrter Bahnhof.
Thursday 28th of December 1972 (x) — The skeleton of Nazi official and private secretary to Adolf Hitler Martin Bormann is found during construction works.
Bormann committed suicide on 2 May 1945.