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Arrest of 20,000 Jews

Germany · Government / NSDAP Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1938Date range
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Chronological records

1938

Heinrich MullerNovember 1938

Berlin · Government / NSDAP Government

Orders the Gestapo to target wealthier Jews, more than 20,000 are taken into custody

Names involved

Heinrich Muller

Provenance

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