| “TO: | SA Group Electrical Palatinate (Kurpfalz) |
| MANNHEIM |
“The following order reached me at 3 o’clock on 10 November 1938.
‘On the order of the Gruppenfuehrer, all the Jewish synagogues within the 50th Brigade are to be blown up or set fire immediately.
‘Neighboring houses occupied by Aryans are not to be damaged. The action is to be carried out in civilian clothes. Rioting and plundering are to be prevented. Report of execution of orders to reach Brigade Fuehrer or office by 8:30.’
“I immediately alerted the Standartenfuehrer and gave them the most exact instructions; the execution of the order began at once.
“I hereby report that the following were destroyed in the area of * * *
“Standarte 115
| 1. Synagogue at Darmstadt, Bleichstrasse | Destroyed by fire |
| 2. Synagogue at Darmstadt, Fuchsstrasse | Destroyed by fire |
| 3. Synagogue at Ober/Ramstadt | Interior and furnishings wrecked |
| 4. Synagogue at Graefenhausen | Interior and furnishings wrecked |
| 5. Synagogue at Griesheim | Interior and furnishings wrecked |
| 6. Synagogue at Pfungstadt | Interior and furnishings wrecked |
| 7. Synagogue at Eberstadt | Destroyed by fire” |
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“Standarte 145