The Reichstag fire trial
Subtitle: the second Brown book of the Hitler terror
By: based on material collected by the World committee for the relief of the victims of German fascism, with an introductory chapter specially written for the book by Georgi Dimitrov; a foreword by D. N. Pritt, K. C., an appendix on murder in Hitler-Germany introduced by Lion Feuchtwanger, and 21 illustrations from original sources
Contributors: Torgler, Ernst, 1893-1963, defendant; Dimitrov, Georgi, 1882-1949, defendant; Popov, Blagoĭ, 1902- defendant; Tanev, Vasīl, 1897- defendant; Bünger, Wilhelm, 1870-1937; Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958
Publisher: John Lane
Published: 1934
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
Subjects: Fire, 1933; Murder; Jews; Persecutions; Reichstagsgebäude (Berlin, Germany); Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei; World Committee for the Victims of German Fascism
Other titles: Brown book of the Hitler terror.; Murder in Hitler-Germany.
Notes: The Reichstag fire trial held before the Supreme court of the German reich began September 21, 1933; the accused being Marinus van der Lubbe, Ernst Torgler, Georgī Dīmītrov, Blagoĭ Popov and Vasīl Tanev.  The concluding day of the trial, December 23, 1933, presiding Justice Wilhelm Bünger pronounced the verdict guilty against van der Lubbe for high treason, insurrectionary arson and attempted common arson.  The other defendants were acquitted.  On January 19, 1934 the condemned was sentenced to death.

Microfilm. New York, N.Y. : Columbia University Libraries, 1987. 1 microfilm reel. 35 mm.