In 1903 Delmenhorst was declared '' kreisfrei '' , meaning it was under its own regentship , not having to obey any other county . In the 1930s Great Depression the '' Nordwolle '' went bankrupt - nevertheless the town grew bigger , incorporating several smaller villages around it . On Kristallnacht in November 1938 the synagogue was burnt down by the Nazis , who had come to power in Germany in 1933 . After the Second World War , Delmenhorst was in the British zone of occupation and had to deal with thousands of refugees from Eastern Germany , which now was occupied by the Soviet Union . The British-appointed mayor during the British Occupation was Major Jack Wolfe , an inspector of the British Constabulary . In 1950 , more than 57,000 people lived in Delmenhorst
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Delmenhorst