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Hamburg-Bergedorf

24. June 1933 , Schulenbrooksweg
Historic Address: auf dem Fritz-Reuter-Platz
As part of the "Youth Day" a torchlight procession with 3000 people to the sports ground on the Schulenbrooksweg was held. There, a pyre of 414 books was lit and the works of many persecuted authors were exposed to the flames.
Memorial Site: Memorial plaque at the Sportheim
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References

Julius H. Schoeps (Hrsg.); Werner Treß (Hrsg.): Orte der Bücherverbrennungen in Deutschland 1933; Olms Verlag; 2008; ISBN: 978-3-487-13660-8
Scorched Places