Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Hershel Grynszpan Biography and Timeline

Follow Hershel Grynszpan through 2 dated historical records for Poland.

Hershel Grynszpan, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1938–1938Years on this page

1938

Assassination of Ernst vom Rath

Paris · Government / Government of Poland

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

Kristallnacht

Paris · Government / Government of Poland

Used by the Nazis as another excuse for Kristallnacht

Records, sources and methodology

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