<p> KFC has been forced to apologise after sending a notification to German customers encouraging them to commemorate the Kristallnacht anti-Jewish pogrom with fried chicken and cheese.</p>.<p>The fast food chain sent a notification on Wednesday suggesting customers "treat themselves" on the anniversary of the 1938 Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass, the Bild daily reported.</p>.<p>On November 9, 1938, Nazi mobs torched and ransacked synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses across Germany in what is widely seen as the start of the Third Reich's drive to wipe out Jews.</p>.<p>"Commemoration of Kristallnacht -- Treat yourself to more soft cheese and crispy chicken. Now at KFCheese!," the message reportedly read.</p>.<p>KFC sent another message around an hour later blaming the blunder on "an error in our system", Bild said.</p>.<p>"We are very sorry, we will check our internal processes immediately so that this does not happen again. Please excuse this error," the message said.</p>
<p> KFC has been forced to apologise after sending a notification to German customers encouraging them to commemorate the Kristallnacht anti-Jewish pogrom with fried chicken and cheese.</p>.<p>The fast food chain sent a notification on Wednesday suggesting customers "treat themselves" on the anniversary of the 1938 Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass, the Bild daily reported.</p>.<p>On November 9, 1938, Nazi mobs torched and ransacked synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses across Germany in what is widely seen as the start of the Third Reich's drive to wipe out Jews.</p>.<p>"Commemoration of Kristallnacht -- Treat yourself to more soft cheese and crispy chicken. Now at KFCheese!," the message reportedly read.</p>.<p>KFC sent another message around an hour later blaming the blunder on "an error in our system", Bild said.</p>.<p>"We are very sorry, we will check our internal processes immediately so that this does not happen again. Please excuse this error," the message said.</p>