The Hitler youth was intended to train the German children into believing Hitler’s ideology and get them ready for war. …show more content…
A new stadium was built that could hold 100, 000 people, complete with cameras, electric lighting, photoelectric timing devices and the largest stopwatch ever built. Goebbels made sure no expense was spared during the construction and the opening ceremony. The 304m Hindenburg zeppelin was flown around the stadium whilst holding a massive Olympic flag. Hitler released 20,000 pigeons and cannons were fired throughout the entire city of Berlin. During the two weeks, all laws against Jews and homosexuals were relaxed, the local military forces were ordered to withhold from beating Jews, anti-Jewish posters were taken down, Berlin residents weren’t allowed to mention Jews at all and the Oranienburg Concentration Camp was disguised. All of Germany’s athletes were German except one; the Nazis allowed part-Jewish fencer Helene Mayer to compete. She went on to win a Silver medal and like all the other German competitors, saluted the