On 31 January 1933 the Nazi Party held torchlight rallies , and there were street fights between SA members and communists . On 28 February 65 communists from Velbert , Langenberg and Neviges were imprisoned , and a purge of Social Democrats from Velbert 's administration and public utilities began on 13 March . In April 1933 and March 1934 , communist resistance developed in Velbert , Langenberg and Neviges . On 2 May 1933 the SA occupied the Velbert 's union hall , and a German Christians chapter was formed in Langenberg ; a Velbert chapter was formed on 3 July . That month , the Gestapo also closed three Catholic clubs in Velbert . In July and August , local chapters of the Reichsluftschutzbund ( National Air Raid Protection League ) were formed in Velbert , Langenberg and Neviges . On 4 March 1934 , Protestant youth clubs in Velbert , Neviges and Langenberg became part of the Hitler Youth . In July , a Confessing Church community began in Velbert . From 3 December 1934 to November 1938 , the 84-house Dorfsiedlung ( Village Settlement ) was built in Velbert . On 12 March 1935 , Hardenberg was renamed Neviges . The first Niederbergisches Musikfest ( Niederberg Music Festival ) was held in May in Langenberg . From 28 October to 5 November , the Deutsche Gemeindeordnung ( German Community Order ) abolished municipal elections ; aldermen and councilors were appointed by the Nazi district leader . On 12 December , 87 communists were imprisoned . From 1936 to March 1939 , the 40-house Auf der Egge development was built in Langenberg . The Gemeinschaftslehrwerkstätte Velbert ( Velbert Community Training Workshop ) opened on 5 April 1937 . On 1 February 1938 , the Gestapo banned all Catholic young men 's clubs . Velbert and Neviges participated in '' Kristallnacht '' during the night of 9 – 10 November : in Velbert two houses were destroyed and five Jews sent to the Dachau concentration camp , and elderly Jews were tormented in Neviges . In December 1938 , the 32-house Lohmüller Berg and Im Holz developments were finished ; construction had begun in 1932 . In March 1939 Neviges bought the Schloss Hardenberg ( Hardenberg Castle ) , and on Easter all religious schools in Velbert , Neviges and Langenberg were closed
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
History of Velbert