On 1 August 1936 the Games of the 11th Olympiad opened in Berlin, just six months after the success of the Winter Olympics hosted in Garmish-Partenkirchen. Adolf Hitler greatly admired classical images of Greek gods and goddesses, and regarded Greco-Roman civilization as providing the seeds of Germanic culture. The Olympics were viewed as a means … Continue reading Hitler at the Summer Olympics 🤸‍♂️