Marinus Van Der Lubbe
Marinus (Rinus) van der Lubbe (13 January 1909 – 10 January 1934) was a Dutch council communist convicted of, and controversially executed for, setting fire to the German Reichstag building on 27 February 1933, an event known as the Reichstag fire.
Read more about Marinus Van Der Lubbe: Biography, Reichstag Fire, Cause of The Reichstag Fire
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