Olympic Stadium in Berlin 1933 – Genesis, concept and aims. The role of Olympic idea in the Third Reich in the process of Nazi regime stabilization Part 2

Abstract

The construction of the Olympic Complex in Berlin is associated with XI. Summer Olympics, organized in Nazi Berlin on 1–16 August 1936. The second part of the article describes the decision-making process concerning the construction of the Olympic Complex. The activities of the persons responsible for this process and the influence of Adolf Hitler and Werner March on the final version of the project were presented. In addition, a timetable for the preparatory work, financial and legal issues involved, as well as difficult negotiations with owners, sports clubs and organizations managing the sites in the Gruenewald district, where the stadium was built, were presented. All these processes took place in a specific environment of Nazi propaganda, whose selected examples are also described in the text.