The Symbols Of The Berlin Olympics Of 1936

The Berlin Olympics of 1936 were held under the rule of chancellor Adolf Hitler. Being that the Olympics are a coming together of the world, Hitler used this to promote how rich Germany was, along with their peacefulness and greatness. As all the focus was on how to present the greatness of Germany at the games, some negative sides of the Nazi regime were revealed, for example, even though Hitler did an excellent job on hiding his hate towards the Jews, the belief that Aryans are the greatest still influenced his actions. This paper will point out the importance of the two fundamentals of National Socialism, national unity and race, and how these ideas tied into the Olympic games. Further, a look into not only Jews at the Olympic games, but African American’s and how Hitler went on to accept them. Additionally, the fabulous layout of the Olympic Village of the 1936 Berlin Olympics and a look into the living quarters of athletes. At last, Hitler and other German rulers did all they could to present their ideology plus a perfect Germany at which they succeeded quite well during the Summer Olympics in Berlin 1936. The

They were able to cover up their hatred towards Jews during the games. The Nazi regime ordered all propaganda posters to be taken down, and for all anti-sematic journalism to be kept out of papers6. The Olympic games had provided the world with a nine-month period of relative calmness. The opening ceremony was held at the Berlin Olympic Stadium, and Adolf Hitler declared the games open. Writer Thomas Wolfe, who was at the opening ceremonies of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, described the opening as an almost religious event, the crowd screaming, swaying in unison, begging for Hitler, there was something scary about it, his cult of personality . The Nazi regime made use of the 1936 Berlin Olympics to cleverly outwit spectators and journalists with a peaceful and tolerant