Mitte in Hannover in Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany — Central Europe

Hier lebte Herschel Grünspan

28. März 1921 – vermutl. ermordet

Herschel Grünspan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 7, 2026

1. Herschel Grünspan Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Seine Familie war polnisch-jüdischer Herkunft. 1936 emigrierte er nach Frankreich. In Paris erfuhr er von der Deportation der Juden polnischer Staatsangehörigkeit am 28.10.1938, darunter seine eigene Familie. Er schoss in der deutschen Botschaft den Sekretär vom Rath als Vertreter des Unrechtsregimes am 7.11.1938 nieder.

Seine Tat diente als Vorwand für den Terror der Pogromnacht auf den 10.11.1938. Ausgeliefert nach Deutschland ließ man ihn im Konzentrationslager Sachsenhausen und im Gefängnis Moabit zunächst am Leben. Ein mit ihm geplanter Schauprozess gegen die „jüdische Weltverschwörung“ wurde wegen der Homosexualität vom Raths nicht geführt. Grünspans Todesumstände sind nicht bekannt.

Herschel Grynszpan lived here. Born into a Polish-Jewish family. He emigrated to France in 1936. On learning of the deportation of Polish Jews from Germany on 28.10.1938, including his own family, he assassinated the German diplomat vom Rath as a representative of the Nazi regime on 7.11.1938. His act served as a pretext for the pogrom of November 1938. Grynszpan was extradited to Germany where he was held in Sachsenhausen concentration camp and Moabit prison. The circumstances of his death are unknown.

Erected by Landeshauptstadt Hannover. (Marker Number 138.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1938.

Location. 52° 22.337′ N, 9° 43.913′ E. Marker is in Hannover, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), in Region Hannover. It is in Mitte. It is at the intersection of Burgstraße and Roßmühle, on

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the left when traveling north on Burgstraße. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hannover NI 30159, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Holy Roman Empire

and also the former West Germany.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Geschichte des Ballhofs / History of the Ballhof (within shouting distance of this marker); Karl Johann Philipp Spitta (within shouting distance of this marker); Tor des Marstalls (within shouting distance of this marker); Fachwerkhäuser der Altstadt / Half-timbered houses in the old town (within shouting distance of this marker); Zeughaus / Armory (within shouting distance of this marker); Ballhof (within shouting distance of this marker); Verband der Fabrikarbeiter Deutschlands / Association of Factory Workers of Germany (within shouting distance of this marker); Historisches Museum am Hohen Ufer / Historical Museum on the Hohe Ufer (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hannover.

Hier lebte Herschel Grünspan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 7, 2026

2. Hier lebte Herschel Grünspan Marker

Photographed by James Hulse, October 7, 2026

3. Hier lebte Herschel Grünspan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.