Athletes of participating nations raise their flags in a stadium during the 1936 ...HD Stock Footage

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Oct 23, 2026

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Athletes of participating nations raise their flags in a stadium during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

The 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. The Olympic torch in the Berlin stadium. A crowd gives Nazi salute as athletes of participating nations carry flags and march in the stadium. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler standing. President of the Olympic Organizing Committee Dr. Von Lewald speaks at a podium. The athletes raise their flags. Adolf Hitler gives a Nazi salute. Men spread a large Olympic Flag. Location: Berlin Germany. Date: 1936.

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