The Reichstag Fire
The Reichstag Fire
Who set it, and what's the evidence?
- Benoit Douville
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The fire was started by a communist by the name of Van der Lubbe. He was part of a communist conspiracy to destroy Germany. The fire was meant to signal the beginning of a communist uprising starting in Berlin and would spread throughout Germany. Luckily the Fuhrer moved in time to prevent such a catastrophe from happening.
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That was the official version at the time at least.member7 wrote:The fire was started by a communist by the name of Van der Lubbe. He was part of a communist conspiracy to destroy Germany. The fire was meant to signal the beginning of a communist uprising starting in Berlin and would spread throughout Germany. Luckily the Fuhrer moved in time to prevent such a catastrophe from happening.
/Marcus
The fire was started by a communist by the name of Van der Lubbe. He was part of a communist conspiracy to destroy Germany. The fire was meant to signal the beginning of a communist uprising starting in Berlin and would spread throughout Germany. Luckily the Fuhrer moved in time to prevent such a catastrophe from happening.
And you don't think the Nazi party started it? I mean I thought Goering was pretty much guilty as hell.
Caldric,
Member7s view on how the war started is rather telling of his views in general:
Member7s view on how the war started is rather telling of his views in general:
/MarcusWorld War 2 started on September 3, 1939 when in a clear act of agression Britain and France declared war on Germany. They are clearly responsible for the war and have the lives of 60 million people on their conscious.
- Walter Schellenberg
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Marinus van der Lubbe was a self proclaimed communist Dutch student, who had been "threatening" to set the Reichstag on fire, and even was picked up because of this, but after a day was released. He was found, half dazed, or doped up, in the vicinity of the fire; was arrested, tried, convicted, and hanged. The problem was that the amount of fuel and strategic placement, as well as the simultaneous lighting COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE BY ONE PERSON . There were also a few well known communists arrested, but their charges were dropped after they made a spectacle of the public prosecutors during the court procedures. Sorry, don't recall their names. I remember his picture in the papers, drugged appearance, head hung. in short a sorry figure. Regards. HN.member7 wrote:The fire was started by a communist by the name of Van der Lubbe. He was part of a communist conspiracy to destroy Germany. The fire was meant to signal the beginning of a communist uprising starting in Berlin and would spread throughout Germany. Luckily the Fuhrer moved in time to prevent such a catastrophe from happening.
Caldric,
Member7s view on how the war started is rather telling of his views in general:
Quote:/MarcusWorld War 2 started on September 3, 1939 when in a clear act of agression Britain and France declared war on Germany. They are clearly responsible for the war and have the lives of 60 million people on their conscious.
Yes it makes me doubt the person a great deal when they start claiming the Furher saved us...
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Reichstag Fire...
I don't think there is any evidence whatsoever that the Nazis had anything to do with the Reichstag fire beyond Hitler immediately seeing the propaganda value and capitalizing on it.
Yeah it can most likely not be proven, but we do know it was really convenient, that Goring seems awfully fast to know what was going on, that the fire could not most likely been the result of one person, it was awfully fast execution of the Dutch communist, and that the communist won in court.
As far as the Dutch guy, why not keep him alive if he knew so much?
I am sure much more could be added to that list.
As far as the Dutch guy, why not keep him alive if he knew so much?
I am sure much more could be added to that list.