Reichstag Fire

WHO STARTED THE REICHSTAG FIRE?

            On Feb. 27, 1933 the Reichstag  (German Parliament) building caught fire and was substantially damaged.  Hitler and the Nazis blamed it on the communists and in order to avert a communist takeover, Hitler was given dictatorial powers.  But was the fire actually set by the Nazis?              By 1933, Read more…

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THE REICHSTAG FIRE

                Around 9 P.M. on Feb. 27, 1933, Hans Flotter witnessed a man on a balcony of the Reichstag building in Berlin.  The man was carrying something on fire.  Flotter called the police.  A policeman went into the building and shot at a man moving around in it.  The man Read more…

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