▁retained ▁their ▁id yl lic ▁and ▁rural ▁character . ▁ ▁Berlin - Ne uk öll n ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁We imar ▁Republic ▁Ne uk öll n ▁remained ▁a ▁working - class ▁district ▁and ▁commun ist ▁strong hold . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁increasing ▁t ensions ▁between ▁left - wing ▁radical s ▁like ▁the ▁K PD ▁and ▁the ▁Berlin ▁police , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁the ▁Blo ody ▁May ▁ri ots ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁( Bl ut mai ). ▁The ▁Naz is ▁viewed ▁the ▁district ▁as ▁" Red ▁Ne uk öll n ", ▁and ▁t ensions ▁with ▁the ▁rival ing ▁social ist ▁and ▁commun ist ▁groups ▁en su ed ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁when ▁Joseph ▁Go ebb els ▁sent ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁St urm ab teilung ▁( SA ) ▁on ▁a ▁propag anda ▁march ▁through ▁Ne uk öll n , ▁ending ▁in ▁cl ash es ▁on ▁the ▁Hermann platz . ▁The ▁conflict ▁intens ified ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁republic , ▁leading ▁to ▁occas ional ▁armed ▁engag ements ▁like ▁the ▁R ix dorf ▁shoot out ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁when ▁commun ists ▁attacked ▁the ▁Rich ards burg , ▁a ▁St urm lo kal ▁of ▁the ▁SA . ▁After ▁the ▁National ▁Social ists ' ▁rise ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁the ▁SA ▁extended ▁their ▁campaign s ▁and ▁also ▁target ed ▁r al lies ▁and ▁events ▁by ▁moder ate ▁parties ▁like ▁the ▁SP D .