The 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. People gather in a large number in a stadium to watch the matches. Brief view of the Hindenburg airship overhead. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and other officials arrive in the stadium via motorcade from the Brandenburg Gate. Participants from different countries march in formation in the stadium during opening ceremony. The Nazi flag is seen as the German national anthem is played. Hitler salutes the participants and opens the games. An aerial view of the stadium. Fritz Schilgen runs holding the Olympic Torch. The Olympic eternal flame is lit by the torch bearer, Schilgen. The matches start. Players participate in various sports like javelin throw, high jump and running. View of American Jesse Owens winning the 100 meter sprint. Closeup of Jesse Owens smiling after winning the race to earn the gold medal. Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, and Tinus Osendarp on the podium receiving their medals for the 100 meter dash.
The activities of the U.S. 287th Military Police Company in Berlin, Germany. A man works on the saddle. He applies saddle soap to condition the saddle.
The Friedrichstrasse checkpoint also known as "Check Point Charlie" along the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany. A sign board reads: 'Checkpoint Charlie'. Men stands near the sign board and discuss amongst themselves. Buildings along the sides of the street. Two girls being checked by the West Berlin policemen. Girls cross the border into East Berlin. Tourists look into East Berlin. Other sign board reads: 'You are leaving the American sector'.
The 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler arrives at the Olympic stadium in a car. A Nazi flag at the entrance. Spectators in the background. The Nazi flag and the Olympic flag. A man runs holding the Olympic Torch with other players behind him. People crowd on either side of a street. Hitler waves. The players run through the streets and people look at them. The flags of the participating nations.
Scene from the 1936 Olympic games held in Berlin, Germany. A band plays music. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler with German officials arrives at the Olympic stadium. A young girls presents him a bouquet. Spectators seated in the stadium cheer. The players of the participating nations march. A man holds the Nazi flag and marches. A man in the center speaks into a microphone. The players stand in the background. Hitler at a podium. A man holds the Nazi flag and takes an oath.
Reconstruction of Berlin, Germany following World War II. Aerial view looking over city of Berlin. Vehicles drive past on a main boulevard. Buildings in the background. A garden alongside the boulevard. Car traffic on the road. A sign board reads Der Neu Tiergarten ('The New Zoo'). A woman looks at a map on the signboard for the new Tiergarten zoo. People walk on the streets. Buildings on either side of the streets.
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