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Jörg Luyken
Feb 27, 2023
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Firemen at the scene of the crime. Photo: Bundesarchiv

Dear Reader,

On this very evening 90 years ago one of the pivotal events of the 20th century took place in central Berlin.

The evening of February 27th 1933 was "the decisive turning point after which there was no going back to democracy," Martin Sabrow, a professor at the Humboldt University, resumed.

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