Saw a history memes post where November 9 in Germany is jokingly seen as a safe answer on any question about dates on a modern germany history quiz. Everything from the end of the German monarchy in November revolution, Beer Hall Putsch, Kristalnacht, then the fall of the Berlin Wall, all November 9.

How important was the German revolutions/Vienna revolts and execution of Robert Blum on November 9 in 1948? Was that influential to the nazis? Did Hitler choose the date of the beer hall putsch specifically to draw a parallel with Blum’s execution and/or the November Revolution in 1918, or was it was just a coincidence?

And then was Kristalnacht chosen to be on the anniversary of either? And if it was, how? Wasn’t that event triggered by a Jewish person randomly shooting a Nazi?

And then it seems like they had to have made November 9 intentional for the fall of the Berlin Wall. Did they talk much about the history of the date at the time?

Also as a random aside: has there ever been much written about how Germans party and socialize and drink for a month in September and early October, sober up a bit for a few weeks and get organized for the rest of October, and then do a coup in early November? Has there been much study into the influence that Oktoberfest has had on Germans going nuts and breaking stuff in November?