Part of 1936 Summer Olympics | |
Date | August 1, 1936 |
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Venue | Olympiastadion |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Coordinates | 52°31′06.4″N 13°14′16″E / 52.518444°N 13.23778°E |
Filmed by | Telefunken |
The Opening Ceremony of the 1936 Summer Olympics was the official opening ceremony held on August 1, 1936, at the Reichssportsfeld in Berlin, Germany.[1][2] It was attended by the German Führer und Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler, as well as several high-profile Nazi figures.[3][4]
German weightlifter Rudolf Ismayr gave the Olympic Oath.[5]