Marinus van der Lubbe

Born

January 13, 1909

Died

January 10, 1934 (aged 24)

Known as

political activist, trade unionist, laborer, librettist

Marinus van der Lubbe was a Dutch council communist who was tried, convicted, and executed by the government of Nazi Germany for allegedly setting fire to the Reichstag building – the national parliament of Germany – on 27 February 1933. During his trial, the prosecution argued that van der Lubbe had acted on behalf of a wider communist conspiracy, while left-wing anti-Nazis argued that the fire was a false flag attack arranged by the Nazis themselves.

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