Deutsches Turn- und Sportfest 1938
deutsches turn und sportfest german gym sport celebration last big sport event organized nationalsozialistischer reichsbund für leibesübungen sport governing body third reich took place breslau wroclaw important city silesia poland venue staged july city hermann göring stadium later renamed stadion olimpijski following trademark grandiose style nazi sport body highly nationalistic sport event officially commemorating th anniversary historical german war liberation napoleon first award iron cross city breslau staged grand patriotic expansionist occasion illustrating clamor greater germany public event gathered german athlete brought many different part world like argentina south west africa italy u south africa also became gathering representative german ethnic minority mainly eastern europe siebenbürgen banat staged procession dressed colorful folkloric costume display nazi drang nach osten policy sport competition athlete parade took place also numerous military civil folkloricalcostume procession main street city breslau deutsches turn und sportfest highly political event attended many highranking nazi official event presided reichssportführer nsrl leader han von tschammer und osten patron festival reich minister interior wilhelm frick adolf hitler highranking personality third reich attended inaugural venue game occasion hitler gave speech balcony hotel monopol breslau event celebration germanism well choice dr wilhelm frick lead part creation warpreparation atmosphere nazi state minister interior frick spearheader germany rearmament violation versailles treaty inaugural speech full war symbolism setting mood event would culminate following year invasion nearby poland mile east breslau viciously attacked fanatically defended city breslau would suffer much destruction towards end world war ii post office reich issued special stamp postcard mark occasion breslau game volk leibesübungen people physical exercise lavishly illustrated commemorative book sportfest published berlin year behalf reichssportführer han von tschammer und osten picture volume made heinrich hoffman hitler personal photographer soccer competition result overall winner gau ostmark austria final july breslau ostmark niedersachsen third place playoff july breslau südwest württemberg semifinal july breslau ostmark württemberg july breslau niedersachsen südwest final consolation tournament july breslau sachsen mittelrhein semifinal consolation tournament july breslau sachsen bavaria july breslau mittelrhein westphalia quarterfinal consolation tournament july breslau sachsen brandenburg july breslau mittelrhein baden july breslau silesia bavaria july breslau westphalia mitte preliminary round consolation tournament july münsterberg east prussia sachsen july breslau mittelrhein pommern july brieg bavaria niederrhein july breslau westphalia nordmark quarterfinal july breslau silesia ostmark july breslau niedersachsen brandenburg july breslau württemberg mitte july breslau südwest baden eightfinals july ratibor ostmark mittelrhein july liegnitz niedersachsen sachsen july neisse württemberg westphalia july waldenburg südwest bavaria july beuthen silesia pommern july frankfurto brandenburg east prussia july görlitz mitte nordmark aet july schweidnitz baden niederrhein preliminary round jul weimar sachsen hessen palatinate saarland thuringia anhalt province saxony schleswigholstein hamburg mecklenburg nationalsozialistischer reichsbund für leibesübungen lebensraum cause world war ii eyewitness account time breslau information sailing event de polishgermanenglish site wroclaw book propaganda material nazi sport event breslau werner gärtner volk leibesübungen deutsches turn und sportfest breslau published behalf reichssportführer han von tschammer und osten wilhelm limpert verlag berlin heinrich hoffmann hitler bei dem deutschen turn und sportfest breslau verlag heinrich hoffmann munich