Carl Johann Heinen was born on 22 March 1922 in Spohle. “There is not much to remind us of him,” writes the Nordwest-Zeitung, “There isn’t even a photograph of him left.” He suffered from epilepsy. He was conscripted into military service and served in the 3rd Battery of the Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Reserve Unit in Wittenberge. His rank was gunner. He was never at the front. A stay at the Arnsdorf-Sachsen reserve hospital due to his epilepsy is recorded from 31 October 1941 to 21 November 1941. On 23 December 1941, he was discharged and was not called up again during the war. He last lived in Wiefelstedermoor. On 4 March 1945, he was admitted to the Wehnen Sanatorium and Nursing Home in Bad Zwischenahn. Carl Johann Heinen lost his life there on 14 May 1945, ten weeks after his admission. Ingo Harms, a historian in Oldenburg, confirmed that he was denied medical treatment for his epilepsy as well as adequate food.
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