World War II History - Audio Double Feature Part #2
Podcast: The Opening of the 1936 Berlin Olympics #2
Today we bring you two radio broadcasts from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, just before WW II.
The second broadcast was on this day 72 years ago. RRG again sends out a speech by Adolph Hitler opening the Olympic Games [...]
1936-AUG-01 RRG Adolf Hitler - Opening of the Olympic Games in Berlin [3:14m]:
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World War II History - Audio Double Feature
Podcast: The Opening of the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Today we bring you two radio broadcasts from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, just before WW II.
The first broadcast was sent out 1936-07-31 via the RRG Radio Report - Olympic Fire Handed Over At The Czech-German Border
1936-JUL-31 - RRG Radio Report - Olympic Fire Handed Over At The Czech-German Border [2:37m]:
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World War II History - Audio Feature
Podcast: World War II History for August 1
Read the audio text at http://wwarii.com/blog/archives/world-war-ii-history-for-august-1.
World War II History for August 1 [3:05m]:
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Today in WW II History
World War II History for August 1
1936 - Adolf Hitler presided over the Olympic games as they opened in Berlin.
1938 - In Germany, Jewish doctors lost their insurance under the Nuremburg Laws.
1942 - Montgomery Takes Command
On August 1, 1942, Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery took command.
1943 - PT-109 sinks; Lieutenant Kennedy [...]
