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Reichstag Fire Decree
The Reichstag Fire Decree was an emergency decree issued by President Paul von Hindenburg on 28 February 1933, the day after the Reichstag building was set on fire. It suspended civil liberties such as freedom of speech, the press and assembly and allowed detention without trial, and it was used at once to arrest communists and other opponents. It remained in force for the whole Nazi period.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Reichstag Fire Decree. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/reichstag-fire-decree
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- The Epoch Institute. “Reichstag Fire Decree.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/reichstag-fire-decree.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Reichstag Fire Decree’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/reichstag-fire-decree (Accessed: ).
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