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Aug 22, 2023 · For two weeks in August 1936, Adolf Hitler's Nazi dictatorship camouflaged its racist, militaristic character while hosting the Summer Olympics. Softpedaling its antisemitic agenda and plans for territorial expansion, the regime exploited the Games to bedazzle many foreign spectators and journalists with an image of a peaceful, tolerant Germany.
v. t. e. The 1936 Summer Olympics ( German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936 ), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad ( German: Spiele der XI. Olympiade) and commonly known as Berlin 1936, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Nazi Germany.
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Apr 18, 2024 · Berlin 1936 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Berlin that took place August 1–16, 1936. The Berlin Games were the 10th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The event was held in a tense, politically charged atmosphere, occurring just two years after Adolf Hitler became Führer.
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Aug 1, 2016 · As Hitler rose to power in Germany and barred Jewish athletes from competing in the summer games, many considered skipping the Olympics.
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Jul 19, 2021 · HISTORY & CULTURE. ESSAY. The brutal story of the 1936 Popular Olympics: a boycott of fascism and Hitler. Athletes took up arms when alternative games protesting the Olympics in Nazi Germany...
