The assassination of vom Rath stunned the Nazi regime . On November 9 and 10 Jewish businesses , properties , and synagogues were destroyed , burned , and looted across the Reich , with the assassination being used by the Nazis as a pretext . This event , often referred to as Kristallnacht is often seen by historians as a key moment of significance in the formulation of the Holocaust
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Polenaktion