![]() They exploited the Reichstag fire to secure President Hindenburg’s approval for an emergency decree, popularly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, that suspended individual rights and due process of law. ![]() Though the origins of the fire are still unclear, in a propaganda maneuver, the coalition government (made up of Nazis and the Nationalists) blamed the Communists. The day after the German parliament ( Reichstag) building burned down due to arson, President Hindenburg issues the Decree for the Protection of People and the Reich.
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