"Elections were held shortly after the Reichstag fire that saw the Nazis dramatically increase their representation in parliament.

A few weeks later, Ryback wrote that Hitler issued a decree indemnifying any Nazi who committed crimes "in the battle for national renewal," including murder.

He noted that "men convicted of treason were now national heroes," and that the first batch of detainees soon arrived at the Dachau concentration camp."

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History does indeed repeat itself. Welcome to the 4th Reich.