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Kristallnacht Violence Unfolds
- On November 10, 1938, Nazi mobs violently prevented firemen from saving a synagogue in Lauvheim, Germany.
- The synagogue was destroyed, and many local Jews were humiliated and forced to watch the burning of their religious artifacts.
Hitler's Strategic Military Build-up
- Hitler militarized Germany aggressively to prepare for expansion and potential war by 1941.
- He aimed to neutralize Britain and France either by diplomacy or blitzkrieg before pursuing his eastern expansionist goals.
Anschluss as Key Expansion
- Hitler sought to reunite Austria with Germany as part of his vision for a greater German empire.
- This annexation, or Anschluss, was a key early step in his expansionist master plan.