The Reichstag fire ( German : Der Reichstagsbrand ( help · info ) ) was an arson attack on the Reichstag building in Berlin on 27 February 1933 .
The Reichstag fire ( German : Der Reichstagsbrand ) was an arson ( setting fire ) on the Reichstag building , the meeting place of the German Parliament , in Berlin on 27 February 1933 .