Olympic Games in Berlin 1936

The picture shows Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) accompanied by representatives of the International and National Olympic Committees during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The major event, which was elaborately staged, became a propaganda success for the National Socialist regime.

Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) accompanied by members of the International and the German National Olympic Committees during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, black-and-white photograph, summer 1936, unknown photographer; source: Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), Bild 146-1976-033-17, wikimedia commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1976-033-17,_Berlin,_Olympische_Spiele.jpg.

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