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1 August — The 1936 Summer Olympics open in Berlin, Germany, at the end of the first ever Olympic torch relay. [3] It is also the first occasion in world history when a sporting event is given television coverage.
Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long (27 April 1913 – 14 July 1943) was a German Olympic long jumper who won the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and had a friendship with Jesse Owens, who won the gold medal in that event.
1936: 7 March: Remilitarisation of the Rhineland: German troops entered the Rhineland in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. 1936 Summer Olympics: Germany won the greatest number of gold, silver and bronze medals at the Olympics, held in Berlin. Black American Jesse Owens won four gold medals, the highest individual total. 1938: 12 March
In April 1936, the Soviet Union signed a commercial treaty with Germany providing for expanded German-Soviet trade. [120] A major problem for the Soviet Union to go to war with Germany was the lack of a common German-Soviet frontier, which would require both the Polish and Romanian governments to grant transit right to the Red Army . [ 122 ]
1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1936th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 936th year of the 2nd millennium, the 36th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1930s decade.
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: Spiele der XI. Olympiade) and officially branded as Berlin 1936, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then part of Nazi Germany.
Germany observed a memorial day for the Navy to mark the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland. Hitler attended the dedication of the Laboe Naval Memorial but was not among those who spoke at the ceremony. [45] Louis Meyer won the Indianapolis 500, becoming the first driver to win the race three times.
The English calamity (German: Engländerunglück) was a hiking disaster which happened on the Schauinsland near Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 17 April 1936. A group of twenty-seven English schoolboys were stranded after they were led up the mountain by their teacher, Kenneth Keast, who ignored multiple warnings of poor ...