Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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The Dictator and the Count: The 1936 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
Standing side-by-side in the snow of Garmisch-Partenkirchen on February 6, 1936, Adolf Hitler and IOC President Henri de Baillet-Latour project an illusion of international harmony, masking the fierce behind-the-scenes clash over Nazi anti-Semitism that nearly canceled the Winter Olympics.