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Why were German civilians against the Jews during Kristallnacht?
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The short answer was that they were not. The German government wanted to portray an image that he German civilians were rising up in a popular movement against the Jews, but this was not the case, the anti-Jewish actions of that night were mainly carried out by agents of the Nazis.
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By the end of kristallnacht how many Jews were in concentration camps?
During the Kristallnacht and the days that followed about 30,000 German Jews were sent to concentration camps.
Why was Kristallnacht a critical event for Jews living under Nazi control?
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).
How many german civilians died during WW2?
3.25 Million German Civilians died during World War 2, 2.45 Million being people from Germany and 700,000 being Ethnic Germans in other Nations.
What were the German civilians like during world war 1?
mainly worried about family members...
Where were the 30000 arrested men sent during the kristallnacht?
Kristallnacht was triggered by the assassination in Paris of German diplomat Ernst vom Rath by Herschel Grynszpan, a German-born Polish Jew. In a coordinated attack on Jewish people and their property, 91 Jews were murdered and 25,000 to 30,000 were arrested and placed in concentration camps.
How did Kristallnacht persecute Jews?
Kristallnacht is translated from German into "night of broken glass," which is fitting. Kristallnacht was when Nazis ran through towns smashing windows of German businesses and shops and setting fire to those businesses. Jews were beaten during that day, and forced to relocate elsewhere. It was the start of the Nazi's Final Solution.
What happened during Kristallnacht on November 9th 1938?
The kristallnact aka Night of the Broken glass in 1938 was a pogrom series of coordinated attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on 9-10 November 1938, carried out by SA Stormtroopers and civilians. German authorities looked on without intervening. The attacks left the streets covered with broken glass from the windows of Jewish-owned stores, buildings, and synagogues.
What atrocities was the red army responsible for during the Battle of Berlin?
The Red Army was infamous for raping German civilians .
What took place during Kristallnacht?
Jews living in Germany were harassed and beaten, and many of their businessesvandalized. The term is translated from German to mean "Night of the Broken Glass" referring to shop and residence windows.
What was the relationship between the einsatzgruppen and the German army?
it was separate from the German army. it was an SS paramilitary group that took part in the systematic killing of mostly civilians throughout occupied eastern Europe during WW2
What group was victimized during the night of terror called kristallnacht?
The Jews in Germany.
What was the role of the police during Kristallnacht?
The police was ordered not to protect Jews of their property and only to intervene if non-Jews was attacked or non-Jewish property was damaged.They did nothing, they 'turned a blind eye'.Their job was not to interfere (even when asked to by civilians). [The same went for the fire service].
