The Opening Ceremony of the 1936 Summer Olympics was the official opening ceremony held on August 1, 1936, at the Reichssportsfeld in Berlin, Germany. It was attended by the German Führer und Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler, as well as several high-profile Nazi figures.
German weightlifter Rudolf Ismayr gave the Olympic Oath.
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