Nordic Olympians. Sport in the Third Reich

& quot, about sports, you are the world! & Quot, this legendary slogan could find a completely different reading in the third Reich. National Socialist Germany could be considered one of the most sporting powers of the world. But the case was by no means to create a perfect and harmoniously developed person. The leadership of the Third Reich needed hardened young people who had to become soldiers aimed at conquering peace. However, sports could have other destinations. Without a doubt, the most important sports event of the 1930s were the 1936 Olympics (Winter and Summer), which were held in Germany. In the book of historian Andrei Vasilchenko, it tells about how sports, the Olympic movement intertwined with politics and secret diplomacy. And, of course, the Berlin Olympiad of 1936 was in the center of this narration