Hitler descends the stairs of the Olympic Stadium with several members of the International Olympic Committee, including Dr. Theo Lewald (R) and Henri de Baillet-Latour, the IOC president (L), to open the 11th Olympic Games.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 31749

Overview

Caption: Hitler descends the stairs of the Olympic Stadium with several members of the International Olympic Committee, including Dr. Theo Lewald (R) and Henri de Baillet-Latour, the IOC president (L), to open the 11th Olympic Games.
Date: 1936 August 01
Locale: Berlin, [Berlin] Germany
Variant Locale: Berlin-Buckow
Berlin-Mariendorf
Berlin-Ploetzensee
Berlin-Reinickendorf
Berlin-Tempelhof
Berlin-Wannsee
Berlin-Schlachtensee
Berlin-Duppel
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Rosemarie Stone

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Rosemarie Stone

Keyword: ALBUMS ARRIVAL CROWDS ENTRANCES HEADS OF STATE HITLER, ADOLF LEWALD, THEODOR NAZI OFFICIALS OLYMPICS OLYMPICS (COMMITTEES) OPENING EVENTS SPECTATORS/AUDIENCES/BYSTANDERS SS (SCHUTZSTAFFELN) STADIUMS
Photo Designation: OLYMPICS -- Berlin Games (1936) -- Arrival/Parades/Opening Ceremonies