
On the eve of the official end of World WarI, abdication of Emperor Wilhelm II and November Revolution 1918 ...Here a van with revolutionary sailors driving through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

When the German Revolution reaches Berlin on November 9, Chanceller Prince Maximilian of Baden announces in an arbitrary act the abdiction of the emperor. Scheidemann, vice head of the SPD, proclaims the First German Republic marking the end of the supremacy of the House of Hohenzollern.

Hitler's failed attempt to seize power in Bavaria- the Beer Hall Putsch.

Hitler ordered the foundation of the SS, first as additional branch of the SA. The SS became notorious under Himmler.

Dunkles Kapitel deutscher Geschichte: der Novemberprogrom am 9.11. 1938. In dieser Nacht organisierten SA-Truppen und Angehörige der SS gewalttätige Übergriffe auf die jüdische Bevölkerung. -
German's history dark chapter : the progroms on November 9 in 1938. During this night SA and SS troups organised violent attacks against the Jewish population.

Several hundreds of synagogues were put on fire, in Berlin alone 10 synagogues out of 12 were burning, shops were destroyed, residencies ravaged, at least about 400 Jews were killed or committed consequently suicide .

Remembrance of the victims in Erfurt and other towns. The progrom night 71 years ago, also known as Night of Broken Glass or Crystal Night marked the start of the systematic persecution of the Jews in Nazi Germany.

And then 28 years after the erection of the wall...its fall....

Welcoming of the first visitors of East-Berlin on the day after the fall at Checkpoint Bornholmer Straße...
Vor 10 Jahren, Mauerreste...- 10 years ago only few wall parts were remaining...Dieses Jahr fallen zur 20 Jahrfeier des Mauerfalls symbolisch aus Styropor gefertigte Dominosteine...-
Domino bricks made of styrofoam are falling this year symbolically during the festivities marking the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall.
Der erste Stein wird von Lech Walesa angestoßen...-
The first domino brick is kicked off by Lech Walesa, the leader of the anti-communist protests in Poland at the head of the Solidarity Trade Union...
Chocolate replica....
Der Mauerfall vor 20 Jahren inspirierte aber nicht nur Deutsche, in Frankreich gab es statt Dominosteinen eine Mauer aus 900 kg Schokolade...-
The historical date inspired not only Germans, instead of domino bricks a wall of chocolate could be found in France to be destroyed on November 9....
Und hier ein Video zum Mauerfall, Musik im Hintergrund natürlich die Scorpions...-
But now some wall impressions, musical background the Scorpions with their "Winds of Change"..
- Schicksalstag für Deutschland (Fotostrecke)
- Bilder des Tages
- Simone F. - Domino
Related:
- wikipedia "9.November/dt.", "9.November/engl", "Erster Weltkrieg", "Ausrufung der Republik in Deutschland", "Novemberprogrome"," Berliner Mauer"
- Tagesschau-Dossier "Macht das Tor auf"
- Links to articles in English , Europe's Berlin Wall Celebrations
- Chocolate wall replica of Patrick Roger/France: article & video
-MAuerfall-Video, Scorpions "Wind of Change"video
1 Kommentar:
Warum ein so langes posting zum 9.November n Deutschland, wo es doch ein Blog zu Rodrigues ist?
Ganz einfach, auch wenn man hier lebt, lassen einen bestimmte Daten nicht kalt, zumal ich den Mauerfall in Berlin miterlebt habe, zwar nicht ganz genau im Geschehen , aber am Rand zu Hause, leicht gehandicapped durch einen Hexenschuss...
Hier habe ich mit vielen jungen Leuten zu tun, denen vieles Geschichtliche einfach nur fremd ist, dass Deutschland mal geteilt war, wissen von ihnen die wenigsten. Vielleicht löst ein solches Datum ein wenig Neugier aus, und macht Lust Geschichte selbst zu endecken. -
Why a posting to November 9 and its' implications for German history? It's a blog about Rodrigues, you might say...But as a German living here already for 12 years certain days don't leave me indifferent, the fall of the wall I have experienced in Berlin myself, admittedly not on the wall but in bed due to a lumbago handicap...Here I have a lot to do with young Rodriguans, the majorty of them does not even know that Germany was divided in the past...
Maybe such a day of remembrance triggers some curiosity or digging in order to discover some history...
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