Marinus van der Lubbe
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Marinus van der Lubbe was a Dutch communist who was tried, convicted, and executed by the government of Nazi Germany for allegedly setting fire to the Reichstag building – the national parliament of G
Van der Lubbe in 1933
The Reichstag building afire
The window through which van der Lubbe allegedly entered the building
Memorial at the Südfriedhof in Leipzig. The stones placed are a Jewish custom to show remembrance and respect.
Reichstag building
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The Reichstag is a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin that is the seat of the Bundestag parliament. It is also the meeting place of the Federal Convention, which
Marinus van der Lubbe
…10 January 1934) was a Dutch communist who was tried, convicted, and executed by the government of Nazi Germany for allegedly setting fire to the Reichstag building – the national parliament of Germany – on 27 February 1933. During his trial, the prosecution argued that van der Lubbe had acted on behalf of a wider…
The dedication Dem deutschen Volke, meaning To the German people, can be seen on the frieze above the entrance.
The Königsplatz in 1880 with the Raczyński Palace (an art gallery demolished in 1883 to make way for the Reichstag)
The Reichstag building on the Königsplatz seen from the Siegessäule, c. 1900
The Reichstag building with the newly built Bismarck Memorial, c. 1900