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Public Burning of Books in Berlin, 1933

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Public Burning of Books in Berlin, 1933

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Students and SA troops burn books on the Opera Square in Berlin. The burning was the highlight of an operation initiated by Joseph Goebbels and directed against 'un-German mentality.' The books that were burned had been written by authors, that the Nazis disliked.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

10.05.1933

Location:

Germany, Berlin

Image ID:

00006154

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2669px x 1929px

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Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Historical archives

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Burning of 'non-German literature' in Germany 1933
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Headline:

Public Burning of Books in Berlin, 1933

Date:

10.05.1933

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00006154