Cary G Dean.
By
Watch Unto Prayer
But the end of all things is at hand:
be ye therefore sober, and
watch unto prayer.
~ I Peter 4:7
The Rise of the Third Reich
In 1933, shortly after Hitler's appointment as Chancellor of Germany, the German Parliament was set on fire by the Nazis and the Communists were blamed for this act of terrorism against the German people.
Following the Nazi-inspired arson, Hitler exploited the outrage of the German citizens to arrogate to himself dictatorial powers, which he promised would be used to rid Germany of Communists.
The next day, Chancellor Hitler demanded from the German cabinet an emergency decree which would enable him to deal decisively with the domestic crisis.
President von Hindenburg signed the decree "for the Protection of the people and the State."
An account of this watershed event is found at The History Place:
Following the Nazi-inspired arson, Hitler exploited the outrage of the German citizens to arrogate to himself dictatorial powers, which he promised would be used to rid Germany of Communists.
The next day, Chancellor Hitler demanded from the German cabinet an emergency decree which would enable him to deal decisively with the domestic crisis.
President von Hindenburg signed the decree "for the Protection of the people and the State."
An account of this watershed event is found at The History Place:
"The exact sequence of events will never be known, but Nazi storm troopers under the direction of Goring were also involved in torching the place.
They had befriended the arsonist [a Communist named Van der Lubbe] and may have known or even encouraged him to burn the Reichstag that night.
The storm troopers, led by SA leader Karl Ernst, used the underground tunnel that connected Goring's residence with the cellar in the Reichstag.
They entered the building, scattered gasoline and incendiaries, then hurried back through the tunnel.
They had befriended the arsonist [a Communist named Van der Lubbe] and may have known or even encouraged him to burn the Reichstag that night.
The storm troopers, led by SA leader Karl Ernst, used the underground tunnel that connected Goring's residence with the cellar in the Reichstag.
They entered the building, scattered gasoline and incendiaries, then hurried back through the tunnel.
"The deep red glow of the burning Reichstag caught the eye of President Hindenburg and Vice-Chancellor Papen who were dining at a club facing the building.
Papen put the elderly Hindenburg in his own car and took him to the scene.
Papen put the elderly Hindenburg in his own car and took him to the scene.
"Hitler was at Goebbels' apartment having dinner.
They rushed to the scene where they met Goring who was already screaming false charges and making threats against the Communists.
They rushed to the scene where they met Goring who was already screaming false charges and making threats against the Communists.
"At first glance, Hitler described the fire as a beacon from heaven.
"'You are now witnessing the beginning of a great epoch in German history... This fire is the beginning,' Hitler told a news reporter at the scene.
"After viewing the damage, an emergency meeting of government leaders was held.
When told of the arrest of the Communist arsonist, Van der Lubbe, Hitler became deliberately enraged.
When told of the arrest of the Communist arsonist, Van der Lubbe, Hitler became deliberately enraged.
"'The German people have been soft too long.
Every Communist official must be shot.
All Communist deputies must be hanged this very night.
All friends of the Communists must be locked up.
And that goes for the Social Democrats and the Reichsbanner as well!'
Every Communist official must be shot.
All Communist deputies must be hanged this very night.
All friends of the Communists must be locked up.
And that goes for the Social Democrats and the Reichsbanner as well!'
"Hitler left the fire scene and went straight to the offices of his newspaper, the Volkischer Beobachter, to oversee its coverage of the fire.
He stayed up all night with Goebbels putting together a paper full of tales of a Communist plot to violently seize power in Berlin.
He stayed up all night with Goebbels putting together a paper full of tales of a Communist plot to violently seize power in Berlin.
"At a cabinet meeting held later in the morning, February 28, Chancellor Hitler demanded an emergency decree to overcome the crisis.
He met little resistance from his largely non-Nazi cabinet.
That evening, Hitler and Papen went to Hindenburg and the befuddled old man signed the decree 'for the Protection of the people and the State.'
He met little resistance from his largely non-Nazi cabinet.
That evening, Hitler and Papen went to Hindenburg and the befuddled old man signed the decree 'for the Protection of the people and the State.'
"The Emergency Decree stated:
'Restrictions on personal liberty, on the right of free expression of opinion, including freedom of the press; on the rights of assembly and association; and violations of the privacy of postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications and warrants for house searches, orders for confiscations as well as restrictions on property, are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed.'
(WOW!! Doesn't That sound Familiar)
'Restrictions on personal liberty, on the right of free expression of opinion, including freedom of the press; on the rights of assembly and association; and violations of the privacy of postal, telegraphic and telephonic communications and warrants for house searches, orders for confiscations as well as restrictions on property, are also permissible beyond the legal limits otherwise prescribed.'
(WOW!! Doesn't That sound Familiar)
"Immediately, there followed the first big Nazi roundup as truckloads of SA and SS roared through the streets bursting in on known Communist hangouts and barging into private homes.
Thousands of Communists as well as Social Democrats and liberals were taken away into 'protective custody' to SA barracks where they were beaten and tortured.
(Today it's called Guatanmo Bay, Abu Ghraib, and Water Boarding)
Thousands of Communists as well as Social Democrats and liberals were taken away into 'protective custody' to SA barracks where they were beaten and tortured.
(Today it's called Guatanmo Bay, Abu Ghraib, and Water Boarding)
"I don't have to worry about justice; my mission is only to destroy and exterminate, nothing more!"
Hermann Goring, March 3, 1933.
(Could have been said by any of the past or present Bush's and their Jolly band of Thug's)
Hermann Goring, March 3, 1933.
(Could have been said by any of the past or present Bush's and their Jolly band of Thug's)
Fifty one anti-Nazis were murdered.
The Nazis suppressed all political activity, meetings and publications of non-Nazi parties.
"The very act of campaigning against the Nazis was in effect made illegal."
(Those who forget their history, Are Doomed to repeat it)?
The Nazis suppressed all political activity, meetings and publications of non-Nazi parties.
"The very act of campaigning against the Nazis was in effect made illegal."
(Those who forget their history, Are Doomed to repeat it)?
(George Santayana)
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