1933 First public book burning in Germany
85 years ago, on May 10, 1933, in Berlin, students - members of the pro-Nazi German Student Union burned more than 25,000 volumes of "non-German" books. This marked the beginning of an era of Nazi state censorship and cultural control. The book burning was part of the massive student torchlight processions "against the un-German spirit" that took place in a number of university cities, including Berlin, Bonn and Munich.