Reichstag Fire
Is arrested after the Reichstag building burns, giving the Nazi Government the pretext for sweeping emergency measures against communists and other opponents.
Role range: 1933-1934
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Marinus van der Lubbe Biography and Timeline
Follow Marinus van der Lubbe through 4 dated historical records for Netherlands.
Marinus van der Lubbe, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1933–1934Years on this page
1933
Trial
The Leipzig Trial takes part from September 21 to December 23, 1933 & was presided over by judges from the old German Imperial Court
Role range: 1933-1945
1934
Execution
Guillotined in a Leipzig prison yard, three days before his 25th birthday
Reichstag Fire
Van der Lubbe is beheaded in a German prison yard after being found guilty of the Reichstag fire
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1933-1934
Records, sources and methodology
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