"The date on which the monarchy fell in 1918, Adolf Hitler staged his failed coup attempt in 1923, the Nazis and antisemitic mobs attacked synagogues and Jewish homes and businesses in 1938, and the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, November 9 is known as the "day of destiny" in Germany. DW surveys some moments that set the course of German history."
""Workers and soldiers, be aware of the historical significance of this day," Scheidemann said. "Something unprecedented has happened. We have a great and immense task ahead of us. Everything for the people, everything through the people! Nothing must happen that would bring dishonor to the workers' movement. Be united, loyal, and dutiful! The old and rotten, the monarchy, has collapsed. Long live the new, long live the German Republic.""
"The young democracy in Germany had a difficult beginning. Both left- and right-wingers wanted to eliminate it immediately. And on November 9, 1923, the Nazis marched on Munich's Feldherrnhalle led by Adolf Hitler, who would take power 10 years later and bring about World War II. All Jewish people in Germany would be deprived of their rights. From 1942 onward Hitler and the Nazis would systematically exterminate them."
November 9 recurs as a turning point in German history through multiple landmark events. On November 9, 1918, the monarchy fell and the German Republic was proclaimed, signaling a shift to democracy. On November 9, 1923, the Nazis attempted a coup in Munich that failed but foreshadowed later seizure of power. On November 9, 1938, antisemitic mobs and Nazi forces attacked synagogues and Jewish properties, with about 100 Jews killed and Jewish rights subsequently stripped, culminating in systematic extermination from 1942 onward. On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, opening the path to reunification.
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