On the cold, blustery evening of February 27,1933, a week before
the end of a bitter campaign especially between the nazi's and the
communists, the Reichstag building was burnt to the ground. A half
witted Dutchmen, Van Der Lubbe was arrested and shot for the
crime of arson, though it is unlikely that he had the intelligence or
the equipment to start such an effective fire in a public building.
The burning took place a week before polling day. People
thought to themselves that it was a communist crime against the
new government but no one can be sure.There are explanations of
this fire,…
