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Nazi students demonstrate. Berlin, Germany, December 11, 1933. [LCID: 85522]
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Berlin

Berlin, Germany was the capital of the Third Reich. It was greatly affected by many events of the Holocaust, including Kristallnacht (1938) and the Wannsee Conference (1942). It also hosted the largest Jewish population in Germany, and saw more than 60,000 Jews deported between 1942-1943. Explore resources related to Berlin, Germany during the Holocaust. 

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Video from the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games showing Jesse Owens winning the 100m sprint in 10.3 seconds
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100-meter race at the Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936
A silver torch holder. The top plate is wider than the bottom, with engraving on the center handle.
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1936 Berlin Olympics torch holder
A silver torch holder. The top plate is wider than the bottom, with engraving on the center handle.
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1936 Olympics: Torch Relay
A display advertising the 11th Summer Olympic Games which were held in Berlin, Germany, 1936. [LCID: 21774]
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A display advertising the 11th Summer Olympic Games
Black and white portrait of two men. Both men have short medium-light hair and light skin tone. The man on the left smiles towards the camera while wearing a medium colored suit and tie with a large pocket square. One hand rests on his partner’s shoulder, while the other holds a cigarette. The man on the right is slightly shorter and wears a dark suit and tie.
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A gay couple in Berlin
In Berlin, a German woman reads a copy of the Berliner Illustrierte newspaper, featuring photographs of Mussolini's official visit ... [LCID: 64417]
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A German woman reads a public copy of the Berliner Illustrierte
Adolf Hitler moves through a large crowd while wearing a light colored jacket. All around him are people cheering and raising their hands in a Nazi salute. A few uniformed policemen appear at the edges of the photograph attempting to control the crowd.
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Adolf Hitler after being sworn in as chancellor
A crowd cheers Adolf Hitler as his car leaves the Reich Chancellery following a meeting with President Paul von Hindenburg. [LCID: 80706]
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Adolf Hitler leaves the Reich Chancellery after meeting with President Paul von Hindenburg
Several Nazi and Olympic flags hang on the Brandenburg Gate. A black open automobile drives Hitler through the gate, while other automobiles follow. Crowds can be seen along the roadsides raising their hands to salute.
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Adolf Hitler passes through the Brandenburg Gate on his way to the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games
Adolf Hitler poses with his cabinet shortly after assuming power as chancellor of Germany. [LCID: 79487]
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Adolf Hitler with his cabinet
Jesse Owens and Dave Albritton, both American athletes competing in the 1936 Olympics, pose with a German citizen
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American athletes Jesse Owens and Dave Albritton
Display, entitled "British Freemasonry," in an anti-Masonic exhibition at a Berlin museum. [LCID: 90041]
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An anti-Masonic exhibition at a Berlin museum
Anna Gutman (Boros) visits her rescuer Dr. Mohamed Helmy in 1968.
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Anna Gutman (Boros) visits her rescuer Dr. Mohamed Helmy in 1968
A display window with four female mannequins in different dresses. A large boycott sign is pasted on the glass in both English and German.
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Anti-Jewish boycott poster in Berlin
American track and field athlete Archie Williams at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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Archie Williams at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
Arthur Karl Heinz Oertelt [LCID: 4434]
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Arthur Karl Heinz Oertelt

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