A mass movement, propaganda, and physical and psychological terror
were the components that Hitler believed to be necessary to gain control over a
people and a nation; the Nazis used sport as a means to those ends. This
two-volume set represents the first comprehensive attempt at examining the
association of sport with the Third Reich, and contains over 2,200 images, the
majority of which have never before been published. History, uniforms, insignia,
awards, and many period photographs related to the association of sport with the
Wehrmacht and organisations of the NSDAP is presented. The reader is provided
with interesting historical information associated with sporting events,
athletes, Third Reich personalities, and organisations of the NSDAP. The
philatelist will enjoy the sport related German postage stamps that are shown.
The 1936 winter and summer Olympics and the 1938 Breslau Games are covered.
Hitler predicted that after 1940 the Olympics would be forever held in
Berlin; Hitler
was proven wrong and in September 1945 the Allies staged an athletic competition
in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
Volume 1 covers the DRL/NSRL, 1936 Winter and Summer Olympics, 1938
Breslau Games, the sport uniform, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine and Heer. Volume 2
covers the political leader, SA, NSKK, NKFK, SS/Police, Hitler Youth, DAF/RAD,
and miscellaneous topics. Specific information related to each component of the
sport uniform - shirt, shorts, shoes, bathing suit, and athletic training suit -
is provided. The manner by which rank was conveyed on the sport uniforms of the
Wehrmacht and the organisations of the NSDAP is dealt with in detail. These
unique books are a must have for the military researcher, historian, and
collector!
