Kristallnacht
1938 anti-Jewish pogroms in Nazi Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kristallnacht (German pronunciation: [kʁɪsˈtalnaχt] ⓘ lit. 'crystal night'
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Location | Nazi Germany (then including Austria and the Sudetenland) Free City of Danzig |
Date | 9–10 November 1938 (1938-11-09 – 1938-11-10) (85 years, 171 days ago) |
Target | Jews |
Attack type | Pogrom, purge, looting, arson, mass arrests, homicide, kidnapping |
Deaths | 91+ |
Perpetrators | Adolf Hitler, Sturmabteilung (SA) stormtroopers, Schutzstaffel (SS), Hitler Youth, German civilians |
Motive | Vengeance for the assassination of Ernst vom Rath, antisemitism |
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