Marking 90 Years Since the Summer & Winter Olympics in Germany: How Nazi Germany co-opted the Olympics – and how the world went along
Table of Contents
I. The Olympics as Propaganda
II. The Nuremberg Laws and the 1936 Olympic Games
III. The 1936 Nazi Olympics: A Case Study in Antisemitism, Racism, Indifference, Ambition & Cowardice
IV. International Boycott Movements
V. The 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria: A Prelude to the 1936 “Nazi” Summer Olympics in Berlin
VI. Worldwide Jewish and Black Participation at the 1936 Summer Olympics
VII. Conclusion
VIII. IOC under fire for selling Nazi-era Olympic Games T-shirt (CNN Article - Feb 13, 2026)
IX. 1936 Olympic Timeline
X. Appendix: Voices Opposed to Participation in the 1936 Berlin Olympics