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title: Marinus van der Lubbe
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19559/marinus-van-der-lubbe/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-10-14
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# Marinus van der Lubbe
_Authored by Unknown Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19559.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph of Marinus van der Lubbe (1909-34), a communist charged by the Nazi government with starting the [Reichstag Fire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Reichstag_Fire/) of 27 February 1933. Found guilty, van der Lubbe was executed. (National Archives of the Netherlands)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, U. (2024, October 14). Marinus van der Lubbe. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Marinus van der Lubbe." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 14, 2024. .
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Marinus van der Lubbe." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Oct 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MarinusvanderLubbe1.jpg) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MarinusvanderLubbe1.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 October 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.