The Reichstag Fire

Name: The Reichstag Fire
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2023-02-27
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Mohamed Rouabhi

L'Incendie du Reichstag - Quand la démocratie brûle

7.2 (4)2023-02-271h 30m

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Overview

Berlin, February 27, 1933. The Reichstag is in flames. A young Dutch unemployed man, Marinus van der Lubbe, was found alone in the building. For Hitler, it was a plot by the "Reds". One hundred thousand communists and sympathizers were arrested during the night and in the days that followed and locked up in the first Nazi concentration camps. In March, the Chancellor obtained full powers. On September 21, the trial opened in Leipzig, broadcast on the radio. For the Nazis and the Communists alike, van der Lubbe was the perfect scapegoat. On December 23, 1933, he was sentenced to death, while his four co-defendants were acquitted.