A crowd of West German citizens gathers at the newly created opening in the Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz.

November 9 is a fateful day in Germany. Many momentous events have taken place on this day, and here are five of them, plus one more

In every country’s history, there are events that change the future. This is also true of Germany, and coincidentally, many of these events took place on November 9.

Some of these events changed Germany for the worse, others for the better. Let’s start with an event that falls somewhere in between. We have to go all the way back to the 19th century.

November 9, 1848: The execution of Robert Blum

Robert Blum was a member of the National Assembly of the German Confederation. He was also an writer and publisher. And a democrat, not least.

As a member of the National Assembly, he loudly criticized the rising anti-Semitism in Prussia. He also campaigned for gender equality and opposed the authoritarian rule in the Prussian states.

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5 events that took place on November 9 in German history by Chrissie Sternschnuppe

November 9 is a fateful day in Germany. Many momentous events have taken place on this day, and here are five of them, plus one more.

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