Posted on Apr 22, 2018
German Swastika emblem is demolished at Zeppelinfeld in Nurnberg,Germany. HD Stock Footage
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73 years ago today The US Army Blew Up A Giant Swastika In Nazi Germany
By SARAH SICARD on April 25, 2017
On April 22, 1945, a victorious U.S. Army destroyed one of the greatest symbols of Germany’s Nazi regime: a giant marble swastika that overlooked the Zeppelintribüne, Adolf Hitler’s most powerful pulpit, at the heart of the Nazi party rally grounds.
In 1934, Nazi architect Albert Speer constructed Zeppelinfeld stadium as part of the Nazi party rally grounds southeast of Nuremberg, Germany. Located east of the Great Road, it was built to resemble the Pergamon Altar in Ancient Greece. At the front of the stadium was the famous Zeppelintribüne grandstand, atop it sat that massive swastika.
Just three days prior, the Army’s Third Division marched onto the stadium’s field, where five men were given the Medal of Honor for actions of valor in World War II, and the American flag was draped over the swastika.
It’s hard to overstate the symbolic nature of the demolition. “There is no more hideous spot today than Nuremberg, shrine city of the Nazis,” the New York Times’ Richard H.J. Johnson wrote in a first-hand account of the city’s deliberate destruction by the Allies:
There was not a single building in the center of the town that had not suffered heavy damage either from United States artillery and bazooka shells or from Allied bombings before the final battle. All the ancient, historical monuments and buildings, as well as the later structures put up by the Nazis, are in complete ruins.
That swastika wasn’t the only piece of Nazi symbolism American troops destroyed — there’s even a whole supercut of German surrender, for some strange reason.
https://taskandpurpose.com/watch-u-s-army-blow-giant-swastika-nazi-germany/
Additional video prior to the destruction of Swastika :
https://youtu.be/oqLSb5YiFhg
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/656...
Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.
US Lieutenant General Alexander M Patch awards Medal of Honor to US officers at Zeppelinfeld in Nurnberg,Germany.
United States soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division raise a large US flag to cover a German Swastika emblem on top of the Tribune at Zeppelinfeld in Nurnberg,Germany. Commander of the US 7th Army Lieutenant General Alexander M Patch, Major General John W O'Daniel and other officers review the troops from the speaker's platform of the Nuremberg Zeppelin Field. At a ceremony General Patch awards Congressional Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel Keith Ware, Lieutenant John J. Tominac,Sergeant Russell E Dunham,Sergeant Lucian Adams and Private Wilburn K. Ross. Location: Nuremberg Germany. Date: April 22, 1945.
By SARAH SICARD on April 25, 2017
On April 22, 1945, a victorious U.S. Army destroyed one of the greatest symbols of Germany’s Nazi regime: a giant marble swastika that overlooked the Zeppelintribüne, Adolf Hitler’s most powerful pulpit, at the heart of the Nazi party rally grounds.
In 1934, Nazi architect Albert Speer constructed Zeppelinfeld stadium as part of the Nazi party rally grounds southeast of Nuremberg, Germany. Located east of the Great Road, it was built to resemble the Pergamon Altar in Ancient Greece. At the front of the stadium was the famous Zeppelintribüne grandstand, atop it sat that massive swastika.
Just three days prior, the Army’s Third Division marched onto the stadium’s field, where five men were given the Medal of Honor for actions of valor in World War II, and the American flag was draped over the swastika.
It’s hard to overstate the symbolic nature of the demolition. “There is no more hideous spot today than Nuremberg, shrine city of the Nazis,” the New York Times’ Richard H.J. Johnson wrote in a first-hand account of the city’s deliberate destruction by the Allies:
There was not a single building in the center of the town that had not suffered heavy damage either from United States artillery and bazooka shells or from Allied bombings before the final battle. All the ancient, historical monuments and buildings, as well as the later structures put up by the Nazis, are in complete ruins.
That swastika wasn’t the only piece of Nazi symbolism American troops destroyed — there’s even a whole supercut of German surrender, for some strange reason.
https://taskandpurpose.com/watch-u-s-army-blow-giant-swastika-nazi-germany/
Additional video prior to the destruction of Swastika :
https://youtu.be/oqLSb5YiFhg
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/656...
Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.
US Lieutenant General Alexander M Patch awards Medal of Honor to US officers at Zeppelinfeld in Nurnberg,Germany.
United States soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division raise a large US flag to cover a German Swastika emblem on top of the Tribune at Zeppelinfeld in Nurnberg,Germany. Commander of the US 7th Army Lieutenant General Alexander M Patch, Major General John W O'Daniel and other officers review the troops from the speaker's platform of the Nuremberg Zeppelin Field. At a ceremony General Patch awards Congressional Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel Keith Ware, Lieutenant John J. Tominac,Sergeant Russell E Dunham,Sergeant Lucian Adams and Private Wilburn K. Ross. Location: Nuremberg Germany. Date: April 22, 1945.
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Thank you SGT John " Mac " McConnell for reminding that on April 22, 1945, a victorious U.S. Army destroyed one of the greatest symbols of Germany’s Nazi regime: a giant marble swastika that overlooked the Zeppelintribüne, Adolf Hitler’s most powerful pulpit, at the heart of the Nazi party rally grounds.
In the early 1980s when I was stationed in Bamberg we visited this Zeppelinfeld stadium in Nurnberg. It was obvious where the swastikas were removed from the stadium as the swastika shapes were still visible. I would have expected the Engineers to sandblast those shapes into eradication.
In the early 1980s when I was stationed in Bamberg we visited this Zeppelinfeld stadium in Nurnberg. It was obvious where the swastikas were removed from the stadium as the swastika shapes were still visible. I would have expected the Engineers to sandblast those shapes into eradication.
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I've seen this video several times and several things run through my mind - 1) good riddance to the Nazis, 2) this ushers in a new era and 3) as a Combat Engineer, I wish I could have been there!
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