Synagogues Destroyed on Kristallnacht

Dots represent cities where synagogues were destroyed. Because of map scale, not all cities affected by Kristallnacht can be shown or labeled.

As you can see from this map, Kristallnacht devastated Jewish communities throughout the German Reich. Even Jewish communities in the recently annexed regions of Austria and the Sudetenland and the free city of Danzig were attacked. Zeven is located in the northern part of Germany, near the city of Bremen. Baden-Baden is in the South, not far from Stuttgart.

What does this wide scope of destruction suggest about how Kristallnacht was accomplished?

What effect would the mass destruction of synagogues, stores, and businesses have on the Jews of Germany?

The violence of Kristallnacht was nationwide. What did this mean for Jews in Germany?

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