Propaganda tools and Olympic Games

Nazi propaganda before the Olympic Games

Before the Summer Games, the german athletes have to train much more. Firstly, in the most noble domain, athletics, where the events are back to hellenic times, a period that Hitler wants to perpetuate. To serve the government propaganda, numerous tools are used. Among others, the construction of a zeppelin. It beats all the records : 250 meters in length, 44 meters high, 248 tons powered by 1,300 horses. With its olympic ring and its svastikas, LZ 129 Hindenburg fulfills its display functions.

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