1938 Deutsche Turn- und Sportfest Breslau

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1938 DEUTSCHE TURN- UND SPORTFEST IN BRESLAU
PHOTO BOOK - GUIDEBOOK - ENTRANCE TICKETS

THE NAZI HOFFMANN-STYLE
PHOTO BOOK
BRESLAU - BEKENNTNIS
ZU DEUTSCHLAND
(BRESLAU - COMMITMENT
TO GERMANY)

This is a somewhat damaged but complete example of the rare 7-1/2 x 10-1/2 inch, 100 page, very, very heavily illustrated Heinrich Hoffmann-style soft cover book Breslau - Bekenntnis zu Deutschland (Breslau - Commitment to Germany) as published by Verlag Schneider in Selb, Germany in 1938, complete with its original dust jacket.

The damage to the book is the result of a liquid spilled on the front cover which wetted the tops and opening edges of most pages. The staining is very light and the damage is really minimal.

The book was the work of Oskar Lukas, Press Chief of the Sudeten German Gymnastic Association, and tells the story in photos and captions of the Deutsche Turn- und Sportfest or the German Gymnastic and Athletic Festival held in Breslau, Germany at the end of July 1938.

From 24 - 31 July 1938 all Breslau (after World War II Breslau became Wroclaw, Poland) was like an Olympic city as the finest gymnasts and athletes in all of Germany (and German athletes from abroad) competed in dozens of events. Everybody that could be there was there, including the 23rd Chancellor of Germany and Nazi Party Führer, Adolf Hitler.

Under the eyes of Hitler, Konrad Henlein, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Gauleiter Wagner and Reichssportführer Hans von Tschammer und Osten competitors tossed beams, ran, swam, boxed, danced, sang, paraded, rowed, jumped, dove, canoed, and waived Nazi eagle and swastika flags all over the Hermann Göring Sports Field and its vicinity along the river Oder.

It was a sensational event, never to be held again because of the threat of war in the later summer of 1939.

A great rare book in good condition. The graphic material is in nice condition and the book would certainly fill a hole in many a collection until a better example comes along.
Hard to find in any condition!

This rare 1938 Nazi photo book on the
Breslau Sportfest is offered for sale for
$165.00 delivered to any address in
the United States of America.

AN ORIGINAL GUIDE BOOK AND
TICKETS FOR THE GERMAN
GYMNASTICS & ATHLETIC
FESTIVAL IN BRESLAU
IN 1938

Deutsche Turn- und Sportfest Breslau 1938

This is a nice original example of the rare “Führer” or guidebook to the events of the Deutsche Turn- und Sportfest (German Gymnastic and Athletic Festival) that was held in Breslau, Germany from 21 - 31 July 1938.

The festival was an enormous event attended by everyone that could take time off from a job, including the 23rd Chancellor of Germany and Nazi Party leader, Adolf Hitler, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, etc.

The soft cover guidebook measures 5-3/4 x 8-1/8 inch and contains 240 pages listing the time and place in Breslau for every sporting event, who was to compete and when, what the victor’s awards would look like, etc., etc.

There are maps for every venue including a large 8-1/8 x 12-1/2 inch fold-out showing the parade route through the city to the Hermann Göring Sports Field along the river Oder.

The book is complete and in nice condition and contains tickets to two events with ticket stubs that were redeemable for “sport money” and “sport photos”. A perfect companion piece to the Nazi photo book on the same subject offered above.

Very good condition.

This 1938 Breslau Sport Festival guidebook and tickets are offered for sale
for $135.00 delivered to any address in the United States of America.
We are happy to ship abroad at additional cost. Please inquire.

PC lot 75: left, the unused 90 x 139 mm postcard shows the Hermann Göring Sportfeld in Breslau, the facility where many of the events of the Deutsche Turn- und Sportfest took place.

Good original condition, absolutely original to the Third Reich period.

$14.00 delivered worldwide or FREE with purchase or either of the two Breslau Sportfest lots offered above.

Also for sale on the USM website, a rare
1937 Breslau Singing Festival grouping.

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1938 DEUTSCHE TURN- UND SPORTFEST IN BRESLAU PHOTO BOOK - GUIDEBOOK - ENTRANCE TICKETS

1938 DEUTSCHE TURN- UND SPORTFEST IN BRESLAU
PHOTO BOOK - GUIDEBOOK - ENTRANCE TICKETS