American siblings visit Berlin during the Nazi Olympics

Identifier
irn546041
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2015.471
  • RG-60.1812
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

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Scope and Content

Americans visit Berlin. Street views and city monuments in Berlin. Nazi flags and banners. 01:56 Sign on hood of car: “Nancy Jeux Olympiques” [Nancy Olympic Games]. More street views and monuments and churches. Flags of the participating countries displayed on the street. The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Victory Column, Reichstag building and exterior of Olympic stadium with crowds and rows of parked cars outside. 04:04 Field from the crowded stands; a procession begins. SS man seen in the stands. 05:00 People saluting en masse in the stands. More processions, a flock of birds is released from the field, a man runs with the lit Olympic torch. 07:32 Men’s track races begin, views of Jesse Owens, more races.

Note(s)

  • The USHMM obtained a DVD from the donor as the original film materials had been disposed of after transfer to VHS some years ago.

  • Refer to the Archives for more documentation of this trip, including photographs, correspondence, an itinerary, and more.

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