Marinus van der Lubbe

Marinus van der Lubbe
Van der Lubbe in 1933.
Born(1909-01-13)13 January 1909
Leiden, Netherlands
Died10 January 1934(1934-01-10) (aged 24)
Cause of deathExecution by guillotine
Burial placeSüdfriedhof
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)Political activist and trade unionist
Known forAllegedly setting the Reichstag fire
Political partyCommunist Party Holland (1925–1931)
MovementCouncil communism
Criminal chargesHigh treason and arson crime
Criminal penaltyDeath
Criminal statusExecuted (Posthumously pardoned on 6 December 2007)

Marinus van der Lubbe (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈrinʏs fɑn dər ˈlʏbə]; 13 January 1909 – 10 January 1934) was a Dutch communist who was tried, convicted, and executed by the government of Nazi Germany for 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. Most historians agree that van der Lubbe acted alone, although this is occasionally disputed. Nearly 75 years after the event, the German government granted van der Lubbe a posthumous pardon.[1]

  1. ^ "75 years on, executed Reichstag arsonist finally wins pardon". the Guardian. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

Marinus van der Lubbe

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