The Kristallnacht was the first organized Nazi pogrom against the Jews. For the first time there was widespread, organized, physical violence against the Jews in Germany during the Nazi period. German Jews were left in no doubt that they were no longer safe in Germany. (There had been several, isolated incidents before that).
The word means, Crystal Night, which refers to all the shattered glass which was caused by the damage the Nazis caused to Jewish buildings, shops etc. !!
Kristallnacht
There weren't any Jewish towns and it was stormtroopers not soldiers who did it.It was called Kristallnacht which literally means "Crystal Night" or "Glass Night."Read more at the link below.
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The Jews knew with all the things happening around them. There were signs, hate speeches by Hitler, murders and beatings of their people, discrimination or to sum it up, the violation of their religion and people. One major event that made it clear to them that something worse was to be expected was Kristallnacht.
Implementation of Kristallnacht
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This event had nothing to do with the Jews. It was a reason for Hitler to take control of the government. He needed an event so created one.
The word means, Crystal Night, which refers to all the shattered glass which was caused by the damage the Nazis caused to Jewish buildings, shops etc. !!
Kristallnacht
This would be the night of broken glass (Kristallnacht).
There weren't any Jewish towns and it was stormtroopers not soldiers who did it.It was called Kristallnacht which literally means "Crystal Night" or "Glass Night."Read more at the link below.
The excuse the assassination of minor official at the German Embassy in Paris by a Jew.
It was the first instance of unchecked violence against Jews. In the aftermath the Jews had to pay for the destruction.
Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass" (so called because the Nazis broke windows in Jewish shops and homes--they also destroyed synagogues) was actually a two-night event. It happened the nights of November 9 and 10, 1938. Strangely enough, the Berlin Wall opened on November 9, 1989--fifty years to the day after Kristallnacht.
The key event was the Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass) of 9-10 November 1938. Please see the related question below for more information.
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