In this episode of Searching for History, Erin, my brother Sterlin and I, continue our visit to Germany. We were driving from Regensburg to Rothenburg ob der Tauber when we decided to stop in Nürnberg, Germany to take a look at the Nazi Party Rallying Grounds and Documentation Center. When Adolf Hitler took power in 1933, he made Nurnberg the site of the Nazi Party Rallies. The Zeppelin Field with its grandstand and high tribune was the site of the Nazi’ biggest rallies; including the 1934 rally infamously seen in Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will. The Documentation Center traces the evolution of the National Socialist movement and looks at Nürnberg’s role in the movement, including the construction of the Rallying Grounds, where the Nazi Rallies took place. In this episode we visit the Nazi Congress Hall and walk around the lake to the Zeppelin field and the Zeppelin High Tribune.
Music Attributions
Song 1: To the Top by Silent Partner (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Song 2: Drifting at 432 Hz by Unicorn Heads (KZread Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Image Attributions
Image 1: “Zeppelinfeld,” Zeppelinfeld with Tribune, by Stoja-Verlag Paul Janke, Nürnberg, date of image: circa 1938, located at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ze.... This work is in the public domain.
Image 2: “Triumph des Willens,” poster, by Erich Ludwig Stahl, date 1935, located at: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi.... This work is in the public domain.
Video Attributions
Video 1: “The War Ends in Europe” by Office for Emergency Management, Office of War Information, Overseas Operations Branch, New York Office, News and Features Bureau. Production Date 1945. Located at: catalog.archives.gov/id/38936 and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Th.... This work is in the public domain.