On 10 May 1933, Berlin’s Bebelplatz (then known as Opernplatz) became the scene of one of the Nazis’ public burnings of books written by “degenerate” authors. This book burning ceremony was the culmination of the so-called “Action Against the Un-German Spirit” organised by the German Student Union’s Main Office for Press and Propaganda. However, it is less commonly known that this book burning, staged for maximum public effect, was just one of more than 90.

The online educational programme “Verbrannte Orte” (“Burned Locations”) consists of three modules which can be used to engage with the topic of “book burnings in 1933”. Besides exploring the history of these events, the programme focuses on the question, “What do these places look like today?”

(This service is only available in German)