| Theories
that have been advanced in this case include:
1. The Lone Communist Theory. The Dutch Communist Van der
Lubbe set the fire on his own with the support of any group.
2.
The Agent Provocateur Theory. According to
the defense theory, the Nazis manipulated Van der Lubbe
to set the fire so that they could blame the Communists
and seize power.
3.The
Comintern Plot Theory. According to the theory
of the prosecution, Stalin, and his Comintern in Moscow,
used Van der Lubbe (and others) to create chaos in Germany.
3.
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