Ernst vom Rath Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ernst vom Rath, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Germany.

3 records1938–19383 events1 places

Chronological biography

1938

Assassination of Ernst vom Rath9 November 1938

Government / NSDAP Government · 3rd Secretary of Embassy · Paris

Roths assassination as an excuse for Kristallnacht. Hershel Grynsxpan wants to assassinate the German Ambassador but shoots Ernst vom Rath

Death of Ernst vom Rath9 November 1938

Government / NSDAP Government · 3rd Secretary of Embassy · Paris

Death of Ernst von Rath, assassinated

Kristallnacht9 November 1938

Government / NSDAP Government · 3rd Secretary of Embassy · Paris

Roths assassination as an excuse for Kristallnacht. Raths assasination is used as an excuse for Kristallnacht

Titles and roles

3rd Secretary of Embassy

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.