Trial1933
The Leipzig Trial takes part from September 21 to December 23, 1933 & was presided over by judges from the old German Imperial Court
Historical person
Marinus van der Lubbe Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Marinus van der Lubbe, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Netherlands.
4 records1933–19343 events2 places
Chronological biography
1933
Reichstag Fire27 February 1933
Is arrested after the Reichstag building burns, giving the Nazi Government the pretext for sweeping emergency measures against communists and other opponents.
1934
Execution10 January 1934
Guillotined in a Leipzig prison yard, three days before his 25th birthday
Reichstag Fire10 January 1934
Van der Lubbe is beheaded in a German prison yard after being found guilty of the Reichstag fire
Record provenance
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