The History Place - Holocaust Timeline

The Reichstag building, seat of the German government, burns after being set on fire by Nazis, February 27, 1933. This enabled Adolf Hitler to seize power under the pretext of protecting the nation from threats to its security.

(Photo credit: U.S. National Archives)

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