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Reichstag FireAtlas
Government & Politics · False flags & staged events
The Reichstag building in Berlin, which housed the German parliament, was set on fire and badly damaged. Whether van der Lubbe acted alone or whether others participated in setting the fire has remained a major point of historical dispute.
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- 1933-02-27 · eventReichstag building set on fire in Berlin
- 1933-02-27 · eventMarinus van der Lubbe arrested at the scene
- 1933-02-28 · document_releaseReichstag Fire Decree issued by President Hindenburg
- 1964 · document_releaseFritz Tobias study on the Reichstag fire published in English