Olympic 1936 collectors any?

[soldon]

Picked up this Large (3.5cm x 5.3cm) metal tinnie connected with 1936 Olympic Adlerschiessen. At the time I was at a loss as to what exactly Adlerschiessen was ? Spoke today to a friend, a hobby rifleman - apparently there's a shooting disciple in Germany using a rifle and small calibre bullets 4,5mm - shooting at (instead of a round target) a spread black eagle target trying to shoot the wings, head or legs off the target (included is a picture). I ask members have they seen this tinnie before or know anything about this Olympic discipline ? any relevant info welcome.

[Gordon Craig]

soldon,

Interesting post. This is a new idea to me. The picture of the target look to be a modern one. I have a good collection of artifacts for post war shooting organizations and I have never heard to this discipline before. I'll have to do some research here.

Regards,

Gordon

[soldon]

Yes Gordon, the target shown is a modern one, I posted it, to show that this shooting discipline is still ongoing today. If you run "Adlerschiessen" through google pictures, there are lots of modern shooting clubs practising on these targets. Didn't find to much information on Adlerschiessen from the 1930's though.

[Greg Sebring]

1936 Olympic postcards

These were brought back by my father. I have read where the 1936 Olympics was the first Olympics where the Olympic flame was run from Greece to the site of the Olympics. More to come...

[Greg Sebring]

Olympic post cards cont'd

There were a set of ten and I am missing a couple

[Greg Sebring]

Olympic postcards cont'd

I have seen where the Olympic bell was being sold for $100.00...doesn't mean they got it.

[Greg Sebring]

Olympic postcards cont'd

These are the last two of the colored ones I have.

[Greg Sebring]

Olympic postcards cont'd

I have a few B & W ones too.

[Greg Sebring]

Olympic postcards cont'd

One of the entrances...

[Greg Sebring]

Olympic postcards cont'd

Last but not least,...this is a photo of my father on the high dive platform at the 1936 Olympic pool. He and some fellow soldiers were given a tour around Berlin by a German woman who had asked for some food. In return, she was their tour guide. Dad and his group also toured the Reich Chancellery and stood in Hitler's office at his massive desk.

Greg

[Gordon Craig]

Soldon,

Thanks for the suggestion. Sorry that I didn't respond sooner.

Greg,

Great photos. Thanks very much for posting them.

Regards,

Gordon

[paulj]

Here's a small Olympiade flag with the "RM 2,50" price tag still attached.

[pauke]

souvenir

I have a nice regular HJ flag one of my college history professors "took" as a souvenir while in Berlin to see the Olympics. Don't know exactly where he "found" it but it made for an interesting story when I got it about 1969. When I worked at the '72 Olympics in Munich there was a much older German co-worker who told me he was a kid at the '36 Games and promised himself that the next time the Olympics were in Germany he would work at them. He had no interest in talking about any of his experiences from '36 till 1945.

[paulj]

Here's a photo of a similar flag flown among national flags during the Olympiade.

[bmsmear]

My small contribution.