Firefighters struggle to extinguish the fire at the Reichstag. By Unknown author, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19482634

Today in #LaborHistory 2/27/1933: Marinus Van der Lubbe, a Dutch anti-authoritarian Council Communist burned down Berlin’s #Reichstag 4 wks after #Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor. Used as pretext to suppress #Communistmm & suspend #civilliberties.

#Nazis #Fascism #antifascism