Hershel Grynszpan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hershel Grynszpan, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Poland.

2 records1938–19382 events1 places

Chronological biography

1938

Assassination of Ernst vom Rath9 November 1938

Government / Government of Poland · Paris

Tries to assassinate the German Ambassador in Paris but shoots Ernst vom Rath

Kristallnacht9 November 1938

Government / Government of Poland · Paris

Used by the Nazis as another excuse for Kristallnacht

Record provenance

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