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WWII History for November 9 – Kristallnacht

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World War II History for November 9

11.09.1938-11.10.1938 – Kristallnacht, “Crystal Night” or “Night of Broken Glass.”

Nazi’s launch a campaign of terror against Jews in Germany in retaliation to the killing German diplomat Ernst vom Rath in Paris. The event got it’s name from the shattered window glass which was valued at over 6 million marks. 267 synagogues and 815 shops were wrecked, 36 Jews were killed and 20,000 were arrested.

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This entry was posted by Steven Terjeson on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 6:49 pm and is filed under Europe Theater, Facts, Today. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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World War II researcher and historian working to preserve history and educate future generations. A student of Military History working to author and collect as much data as possible on the WWII time period.

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