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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Beer Hall Putsch

Beer Hall Putsch stories: 1 news summaries

 Berlin Statue to Honor 
 Would-Be Hitler Assassin

Bomb-planting carpenter finally wins national recognition

(Newser) - Berlin is planning a memorial to honor one of the unsung heroes of the Nazi era—a humble carpenter who came within minutes of assassinating Hitler. Georg Elser planted a bomb in a Munich beer hall in 1939 that nearly killed Hitler just nine weeks into World War II—but... More »

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Dachau Adolf Hitler Third Reich Nazism Nazis Bürgerbräukeller Beer Hall Putsch Georg Elser British Intelligence Rolf Hochhuth Etienne François

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