German businessmen who brought Adolf Hitler to power in Germany rightly hoped that their protege would be able to suppress the growing communist movement in the country. And the new German chancellor justified their hopes with interest, having arranged the grandest provocation in world political history - the arson of the Reichstag.
The arson of the Reichstag building on February 27, 1933 by Nazi official propaganda was called "the most monstrous Bolshevik terrorist attack in history." In fact, as it turned out a little later, this arson turned out to be the most monstrous Nazi provocation in history.
Arson Background
The confrontation between the Nazis and the Communists by the time Hitler came to power in Germany reached its climax. Both parties had rather strong support in society and a rather solid representation in the Reichstag. In terms of the number of seats in parliament, the Nazis really had a significant advantage. But in the case of the unification of the Communists with the Social Democrats, this advantage would be easily lost.
Aware of this, Hitler almost immediately after his appointment as head of government appealed to the German President Hindenburg with a request to dissolve the current composition of the Reichstag deputies and announce early elections. This permission he received. New elections were scheduled for March 5th. But there were no guarantees that the National Socialists would get the majority of seats in parliament. Therefore, the closest of Hitler's associates, Dr. Goebbels, decided to discredit the main opponents of the Nazi Party on the eve of the election.
