"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. A Nazi march was held on November 9, 1938, to mark the 15th anniversary of the coup"
November 9 has repeatedly shaped Germany's political trajectory. On November 9, 1918 Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed the end of Kaiser Wilhelm II's monarchy and called for unity among workers and soldiers as the German Republic began. On November 9, 1923 Adolf Hitler led the failed Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, foreshadowing his later seizure of power. On November 9, 1938 Nazis and antisemitic mobs burned synagogues and looted Jewish businesses in violent pogroms that resulted in deaths, arrests, and intensified persecution. On November 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall fell, enabling German reunification and signaling the end of Cold War division.
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