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Fact Check: Did The Nazi’s Really Burn Books?

The Nazis, under the regime led by Adolf Hitler, conducted several public book burnings, particularly in 1933, targeting works they deemed to be “un-German,” subversive, or contrary to Nazi ideology. Here are some categories and examples of books that were burned:

Yes the Nazi’s did burn books. The Nazis burned gay, LGBTQ, queer, drag, trans, and any other type of book like this.

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Works by Jewish authors: Books by authors like Heinrich Heine, Franz Kafka, and Stefan Zweig were among those destroyed.

  • Literature by political dissidents: Communist, socialist, and pacifist writings were targeted.
  • Example: “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque.
  • Modern art and literature: Books associated with movements degenerate art.
  • Example: Works by authors like Bertolt Brecht and Alfred Döblin.
  • Books on sexuality and psychology: Freudian psychoanalysis was particularly targeted.
  • Example: Sigmund Freud’s works, including “The Interpretation of Dreams.”


Example: “Man and His Symbols” by Carl Gustav Jung.
Scientific works: Books by Jewish scientists or those whose theories contradicted Nazi racial science were included.
Example: “The Descent of Man” by Charles Darwin (for its evolutionary theories).


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