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Bookmark or Share- The True Story of the Reichstag Fire and the Nazi Rise to PowerHitler used the Reichstag fire in 1933 to seize almost unlimited power. Wikimedia Commons. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and where there’s fire, conspiracy theories are sure to follow.
- Reichstag building - WikipediaThe Reichstag (German: Reichstag, pronounced [ˈʁaɪçsˌtaːk] ⓘ; officially: PlenarbereichReichstagsgebäude [ˈʁaɪçstaːksɡəˌbɔʏdə] ⓘ, lit.'Imperial Assembly'), a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin, is the seat of the German Bundestag.
- Registering to visit the dome of the Reichstag BuildingThe roof terrace and dome of the Reichstag Building can be visited by members of the public, and offer spectacular views of the parliamentary and government district and Berlin’s sights. Admission is free; advance registration required. Admission. Every quarter of an hour; Last admission: 21.45 hrs; Closures
- The Reichstag Fire | Holocaust Encyclopedia - United States Holocaust ...On February 27, 1933, the German parliament (Reichstag) building burned down. The Nazi leadership and its coalition partners used the fire to claim that Communists were planning a violent uprising. They claimed that emergency legislation was needed to prevent this.
- Reichstag Fire - World History EncyclopediaThe Reichstag Fire of 27 February 1933 was a possible arson attack on the German parliament building. The fire was blamed on a communist anarchist Marinus van der Lubbe (1909-1934), but it may have been the work of the Nazi party's paramilitary group the Sturmabteilung (SA) to discredit the left-wing parties before the forthcoming general election.
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