What happened on the night of kristallnach?

On the night of November 9-10, 1938, known as Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, a coordinated series of violent anti-Jewish pogroms erupted across Nazi Germany and Austria. Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were vandalized and destroyed, resulting in widespread property damage and the arrest of thousands of Jewish men. The name "Kristallnacht" refers to the shards of glass that littered the streets following the destruction. This event marked a significant escalation in the Nazi regime's campaign against Jews, leading to increased persecution and paving the way for the Holocaust.