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Stamps series "16th German Gymnastics and Sprots Festival, Breslau"

06.1938 - 16th German Gymnastics and Sprots Festival, Breslau
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show this photo and others16653 (Pfen)23x27ммнет-
show this photo and others16666 (Pfen)23x27ммнет-
show this photo and others166712 (Pfen)23x27ммнет-
show this photo and others166815 (Pfen)23x27ммнет-
 

1665. - Dome Island. Situated on Cathedral Island, the oldest part of Breslau

1666. - Stadium. Where these sports were held and specially built for this occasion

1667. - City Hall. A Gothic building dating from the 13th century and rebuilt in the 15th century. Stands in the centre of the market square.

1668. - Centennial Hall. Built 1913 and now used as an opera house

series in circulation from 21.06.1938 to 31.12.1939
These sports festival was held 23rd to 31st July 1938 and was opened by Hitler. Konrad Henlein the leader of the Nazi Party in Sudetenland, staged a strategic propaganda stunt at these sports. 40,000 Sudeten Germans attended this festival and Hitler in a public speech promised them "liberation" very soon. (Germany took over Sudetenland 1st October 1938).