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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) passes through the streets of 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, Death, Horizontal, Flag, Full Length, Black And White, Funeral, Army Soldier, Germany, Street, Horse, Düsseldorf, Adult, Politics, Saluting, Coffin, Mourner, Assassination, Parade, Large Group Of People, Men, Photography, Military Uniform, Nazism, Nazi Swastika, 1930-1939, Mourning
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