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Vom Rath Funeral

Keystone1938-11-17

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The funeral procession of German diplomat Ernst vom Rath (1909 - 1938) in Dusseldorf, 17th November 1938. Vom Rath was assassinated in Paris by a Jewish teenager named Herschel Grynszpan. The assassination was taken as a pretext by the Nazi regime for its launch of the Kristallnacht pogrom against Jews in Germany. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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  • Title: Vom Rath Funeral
  • Creator: Keystone
  • Date Created: 1938-11-17
  • Date Published: 2008-03-31
  • Provenance: Hulton Archive
  • Subject Keywords: People, Vertical, Flag, Full Length, Black And White, High Angle View, Funeral, Army Soldier, Germany, Horse, Düsseldorf, Politics, Coffin, Ambassador, Mourner, Assassination, Parade, Large Group Of People, Photography, German Military, People In A Row, Military Uniform, Nazism, 1930-1939, Mourning
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