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Old 05-19-2005, 04:29 PM  
goBigtime
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Originally Posted by pornguy
The Reichstag fire was created by Nazis and led the democratically elected von Papen government to offer the position of Chancellor to Hitler.

No, he was already the Chancellor when that happened.

Ah... you're right. He was appointed a month before.

Then they set the fires to make it look like there was a communist revolution.

The fires then led to an emergency decree restricting personal liberties.

(which they probably had drafted and ready to go... just like.....)

Last edited by goBigtime; 05-19-2005 at 04:31 PM..
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