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Kristallnacht (German pronunciation: [kʁɪsˈtalnaχt] ⓘ lit. ' crystal night ') or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November pogrom(s) (German: Novemberpogrome, pronounced [noˈvɛm.bɐ.poˌɡʁoːmə] ⓘ), [1] [2] [3] was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) paramilitary forces along with some participation from the ...
The fall of the Berlin Wall ( German: Mauerfall, pronounced [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌfal] ⓘ) on November 9, 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, marked the beginning of the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain, as East Berlin transit restrictions were overwhelmed and discarded. Sections of the wall were breached, and planned ...
In remembrance of the November pogroms against German Jews in 1938, November 9 is a day of remembrance in Germany for the victims of Nazism — in addition to the official national Holocaust memorial day on January 27 and the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp (January 1945). January 27 is also the international ...
Verena Chanaa, Yasir Shraydi, Musbah Eter, Ali Chanaa. On 5 April 1986, three people were killed and 229 injured when La Belle discothèque was bombed in the Friedenau locality (then part of Schöneberg, and since 2001 part of the merged district of Tempelhof-Schöneberg) of West Berlin. The entertainment venue was commonly frequented by United ...
Night of the Long Knives: 30 June 1934 – 2 July 1934: Germany: 85+ Killing of political opponents of the German Nazi party and of rivals within the party. Whereas 85 kills are fully confirmed, some estimates run up to 700–1,000 persons murdered. Kristallnacht: 9 November 1938 – 10 November 1938: Germany 91+
The original lineup of the Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best, regularly performed at different clubs in Hamburg, West Germany, during the period from August 1960 to May 1962; a chapter in the group's history which honed their performance skills, widened their reputation, and led to their first recording, which brought them to the attention of ...
The Night of the Long Knives ( German: Nacht der langen Messer ⓘ ), also called the Röhm purge or Operation Hummingbird (German: Unternehmen Kolibri ), was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934. Chancellor Adolf Hitler, urged on by Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler, ordered a series of political extrajudicial ...
Germany make an ideal start to their European Championship bid as a 5-1 demolition of Scotland in the Euro 2024 opener gets fans dreaming. Germany fans dreaming after 'perfect night' Skip to main ...