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A member of the SA throws confiscated books into a fire during the public burning of "un-German" books on the Opernplatz, Berlin.
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English: A member of the SA throws confiscated books into the bonfire during the public burning of "un-German" books on the Opernplatz in Berlin.
Čeština: Pálení knih v Berlíně, z 10. května 1933
Русский: Сожжение книг в нацистской Германии 10 мая 1933 года
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current18:14, 13 February 2026Thumbnail for version as of 18:14, 13 February 20262,432 × 1,936 (2.55 MB)JayCubby (talk | contribs)c:User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js: Ich, the USHMM provides hi-res copies of its image nowadays.
10:34, 31 July 2019Thumbnail for version as of 10:34, 31 July 20191,507 × 1,200 (367 KB)Ich (talk | contribs)Larger version from https://collections.ushmm.org/iiif-b/assets/735106
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