The Reichstag fire was extremely important to Hitlers consolidation of power, the incident took place early on in his reign giving him an instant strength, using the fire as a means to give himself more power in order to 'protect' Germany.
The Reichstag fire was an arson attack on the German government building, the entire building was set ablaze destroying it. The fire was supposedly started by Van der lubbe, a Dutch communist found at the scene of the fire who was arrested by the Nazies and blamed for the crime. However it could be seen that Hitler and the Nazies themselves actually started the fire as to be a kickstarter to Hitlers reign, although there is little evidence for any of the explanations. Van der lubbe being at the scene gave
The Reichstag fire was an arson attack on the German government building, the entire building was set ablaze destroying it. The fire was supposedly started by Van der lubbe, a Dutch communist found at the scene of the fire who was arrested by the Nazies and blamed for the crime. However it could be seen that Hitler and the Nazies themselves actually started the fire as to be a kickstarter to Hitlers reign, although there is little evidence for any of the explanations. Van der lubbe being at the scene gave