Zeppelin Field. Former Nazi Party Rally Grounds. Nuremberg 2014
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The Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Nuremberg: Grandstand and Zeppelin Field.
I have wanted to visit Nuremberg for many years and I wasn't disappointed. Although what happened here is clearly not something anyone would want to remember, the city has respectfully maintained the site and added a very worthwhile and informative Documentation Centre (similar ones exist in Munich, Berlin and Berchtesgaden).
In this video I take a long look at the grandstand and Zeppelin field. I was surprised to learn that the stand is still using for a touring car race every year because it isn't in very good condition.
For the first time in many trips to historical places I did feel a bit weird while standing on the spot Hitler stood (I had a similar feeling a few days later on the Eagles Nest).
With hindsight, I didn't dedicate enough time to the site which is truly enormous. The Rally Grounds are quite extensive and even with a vehicle difficult to see in one day. It didn't help that due to the apparently never ending building works (which seem to be a German thing), lots of roads were blocked and re-routed so getting around is quite difficult.
Nuremberg - City of the Nazi Party Rally
Nuremberg held great significance during the Nazi Germany era. Because of the city's relevance to the Holy Roman Empire and its position in the centre of Germany, the Nazi Party chose the city to be the site of huge Nazi Party conventions -- the Nuremberg rallies. The rallies were held 1927, 1929 and annually 1933-1938 in Nuremberg. After Adolf Hitler's rise to power in 1933 the Nuremberg rallies became huge Nazi propaganda events, a centre of Nazi ideals. At the 1935 rally, Hitler specifically ordered the Reichstag to convene at Nuremberg to pass the anti-Semitic Nuremberg Laws which revoked German citizenship for all Jews. A number of premises were constructed solely for these assemblies, some of which were not finished. Today many examples of Nazi architecture can still be seen in the city.
I have been toying with the idea of doing this video for almost two years. After I had made my Welthauptstadt Germania video ( youtube.com/watch?v=dOXmrVR00RI ) in August 2011, it was the obvious, logical step to do a video about my hometown Nuremberg and the Nazi Party Rally. I thought I would do this after I had completed several other videos, I've started but alas time and leisure doing so, are always a problem. Nevertheless things became more concrete when I got the book Bauen in Nürnberg by Michael Diefenbacher for Christmas. It revealed the whole scale of the Nazi's construction plans for Nuremberg, especially the changes in and around the medieval downtown which was rather surprising for me.
I didn't go deeper into the organisation since this would have elongated my still very long video and it would have slowed down the pacing and therefore might have caused boredom. After all I still want to inform and entertain. And I wanted to complete this video before I lose my drive as I did with my other unfinished projects. I didn't include the transfer of the Imperial Regalia and Leni Riefenstahl's movies on purpose, the first one because it is simply a footnote, the second one because this subject would demand for an own video. But, since I didn't just want to list up buildings and their data, I also included a small history of the rallies, e.g. background, course of action, necessities and atrocities connected to it. The latter one was a personal necessity for me because I wanted to show that next to the bright veneer of the Third Reich, there is also the barbaric, inhumane reality of the war, forced labour and the extermination of humans considered to be subhuman. People far too often overlook the connection to this greater context.
Making this video was surprisingly quick. The script of 10 pages was written within two weeks - with interruptions of course. I have a life, too! Damned!
My work was simplified by dividing the text into several units of meaning for which I searched specific pictures which I built into a segment for this video, e.g. one segment solely about the course of action of the rallies (05:26 -- 07:42 ) with the next segment solely about the refurbishment of downtown Nuremberg added to the preceding one ( 07:42 -- 11:38 ). With this method, the video was completed within another two weeks - with interruptions of course.
The music was quickly chosen, too, since Wagner conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch worked pretty well for my Germania video.
And finally I want to thank German television for its dull, unimaginative and painful program which gave me the strength and time to execute this project.
I hope you enjoy the result
The Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Nuremberg: Congress Hall.
The Congress Hall was another part of the incomplete Rally Grounds in Nuremberg, Germany.
I was surprised to see that visitors could freely walk into the centre of the Congress Hall area (the view from the platform is part of the Documentation Centre tour for which there is a charge).
The scale of this place is amazing. And it is incomplete!! If you are particularly interested in architecture and building design, this central area would be a sight worth investigating. I didn't venture into the walkway around the building partly because part of it is used as a Police dog training area. Like the grandstand, lots of it is crumbling and behind barriers and it's not my thing to go through these for a YouTube video.
Overall the Rally Grounds are a worthwhile place to visit for those interested in WWII. I only gave a day which in hindsight was not enough time. I missed so much and normally 'digging' around the area is part of the fun (the park is nice as well-red squirrels if you are lucky.
The site is vast and although I had no problem parking (GPS below) it might be useful to have/use a bike. Roadworks seem to be a 'thing' in Germany but particularly around the rally grounds. If you really are keen on the WWII history here I think you need two full days (that includes visiting the Documentation Centre).
GPS Grandstand parking: 49.43239,011.12191 (loads of space but roadworks make getting here complicated)
German Swastika emblem is demolished at Zeppelinfeld in Nurnberg,Germany. HD Stock Footage
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A huge German Swastika emblem carved in stone at the top of the Tribune at Zeppelinfeld (Zeppelin Field) in Nurnberg,Germany. American engineers place demolition charges on the Swastika emblem. A big explosion blows the emblem into pieces. Location: Nuremberg Germany. Date: April 25, 1945.
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SHOCK!! Massive NAZI Nuremberg Grandstand! As it is today!!
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Aren't these Nazi Party Buildings in Nuremberg still scary? - A German Life #6
We visited some buildings built by the nazis in Nuremberg, Germany and the exhibition at the Dokumentationszentrum inside the congress hall.
Don't let anything like this happen again. If you want to read up on some of the history, here are some links.
Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg
Beer hall putsch (Hitlerputsch)
Reichstag fire (Reichstagsbrand)
Nazi book burnings (Bücherverbrennung)
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Then & Now; Nazi Structures in Nuremberg, Germany
A look at the iconic structures at the Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg, Germany and what they look like today.
Germany 1934 ▶ Nuremberg Party Rally Adolf Hitler - Reichsparteitag Nürnberg
Germany 1934 - Nuremberg Party Rally Adolf Hitler • Reichsparteitag Nürnberg
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The Nuremberg Rally (officially About this sound Reichsparteitag , meaning National Party Convention) was the annual rally of the Nazi Party in Germany, held from 1923 to 1938. These events were held at the Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg from 1933 to 1938 and are usually referred to in English as the Nuremberg Rallies.
The first Nazi Party rallies took place in 1923 in Munich and in 1926 in Weimar. From 1927 on, they took place exclusively in Nuremberg. The Party selected Nuremberg for pragmatic reasons: it was in the center of the German Reich and the local Luitpoldhain was well suited as a venue. In addition, the Nazis could rely on the well-organized local branch of the party in Franconia, then led by Gauleiter Julius Streicher.
Many films were made to commemorate them, the most famous of which is Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will and Der Sieg des Glaubens.
Each rally was given a programmatic title, which related to recent national events:
1923 – The First Party Congress took place in Munich on January 27, 1923.
1923 – The German day rally was held in Nuremberg on September 1, 1923.
1926 – The 2nd Party Congress (Refounding Congress) was held in Weimar on July 4, 1926.
1927 – The 3rd Party Congress (Day of Awakening) was held on August 20, 1927. The propaganda film Eine Symphonie des Kampfwillens was made at this rally.
1929 – The 4th Party Congress, known as the Day of Composure, was held on August 2, 1929. The propaganda film Der Nürnberger Parteitag der NSDAP was made at this rally.
1933 – The 5th Party Congress was held in Nuremberg, August 30 – September 3, 1933. It was called the Rally of Victory (Reichsparteitag des Sieges). The term victory relates to the Nazi seizure of power and the victory over the Weimar Republic. The Leni Riefenstahl film Der Sieg des Glaubens was made at this rally. Hitler announced that from now on all Rallies would take place in Nuremberg.
1934 – The 6th Party Congress was held in Nuremberg, September 5–10, 1934, which was attended by about 700,000 Nazi Party supporters. Initially it did not have a theme. Later it was labeled the Rally of Unity and Strength (Reichsparteitag der Einheit und Stärke), Rally of Power (Reichsparteitag der Macht), or Rally of Will (Reichsparteitag des Willens). The Leni Riefenstahl film Triumph des Willens was made at this rally. This rally was particularly notable due to Albert Speer's Cathedral of light: 152 searchlights that cast vertical beams into the sky around the Zeppelin Field to symbolise the walls of a building
1935 – The 7th Party Congress was held in Nuremberg, September 10–16, 1935. It was called the Rally of Freedom (Reichsparteitag der Freiheit). Freedom referred to the reintroduction of compulsory military service and thus the German liberation from the Treaty of Versailles. Leni Riefenstahl made the film Tag der Freiheit: Unsere Wehrmacht at this rally, and the Nazis introduced the Nuremberg Laws.
1936 – The 8th Party Congress was known as the Rally of Honour (Reichsparteitag der Ehre, September 8–14). The remilitarization of the demilitarized Rhineland in March 1936 constituted the restoration of German honour in the eyes of many Germans. The film Festliches Nürnberg incorporated footage shot at this rally, as well as the rally of 1937.
1937 – The 9th Party Congress was called the Rally of Labour (Reichsparteitag der Arbeit, September 6–13). It celebrated the reduction of unemployment in Germany since the Nazi rise to power.
1938 – The 10th Party Congress was named the Rally of Greater Germany (Reichsparteitag Großdeutschland, September 5–12).[5] This was due to the annexation of Austria to Germany that had taken place earlier in the year.
1939 – The 11th Party Congress was given the name Rally of Peace (Reichsparteitag des Friedens). It was meant to reiterate the German desire for peace, both to the German population and to other countries. It was cancelled at short notice, as one day before the planned date, on September 1, Germany began its offensive against Poland (which along with the Soviet Union's invasion of Poland ignited World War II).
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PARTY DAY AT NUREMBERG - SOUND
Elevated shot of Nazi's marching. Shot of Hitler taking salute whilst Goering stands by smiling - wearing brown shirt uniform. Close shot of Hitler saluting. Close shots of troops marching past. CU German Eagle. Troops with banners. Elevated panning shot of troops with Hitler taking salute. Squadrons of fighters fly over troops. Flypast. Tanks parade past camera. Elevated shot of troops lined up. Shots of manoeuvres - tanks - planes - guns etc, Flypast of planes of all types. Hitler looks up thru binoculars. Elevated shot of marchpast - Hitler takes salute. Troops goosestepping past with banners. Rudolf Hess is seen. SOUND. COMMENTATOR.
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Nazi Congress in Nuremberg, Germany (1936) | British Pathé
Crowds of people gather at a Nazi rally in Nuremberg, Germany in 1936 to watch Adolf Hitler speak 3 years prior to World War II.
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Vlog #40: Nuremberg, Germany || NAZI PARTY RALLY GROUNDS
Days 139 - 142
We caught the bus with Flixbus from Munich, and stayed at Five Reasons Hostel.
We learnt a lot at the Nazi Party Rally Grounds. We walked along the Way of Human Rights, and visited St. Lorenz and then Nuremburg Castle.
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Germany: Former Nazi rally grounds set for renovation
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Bavarian Minister President Markus Soder took journalists and other political leaders for a walk through the Zeppelin Field and its grandstand, part of the former Nazi Party Rally Grounds in Nuremberg on Saturday, ahead of the site's renovation.
Speaking to journalists, Soder said that the field, which was used as a parade ground for Nazi Party rallies, represents not just as a chapter of history, but a task and reminder for the future, adding that under no circumstances it should be allowed to be consigned to the ash bin of history.
Nuremberg has the challenge and the opportunity to be one of the few cities to have a larger ensemble that deals with Nazi history and to show with the monument also what is behind this ideology, he added.
According to the Bavarian Minister, the State of Bavaria will contribute almost €22 million (US$24.6 million) of the €85 million (US$95.2 million) budgeted for the renovation works.
The Zeppelin Field was one of the first works by Hitler's architect Albert Speer for the Nazi party. It was built as part of rally grounds that spanned 11 square kilometres (1100 hectares). The site has been protected since 1973 as an example of historically important National Socialist architecture.
The renovation is expected to take eight years to be completed.
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Reichsparteitagsgelände Nürnberg (Nazi party congress ground Nuremberg)
Today i made a little trip to Nuremberg and i had the chance to visit the Reichsparteitagsgelände once more. I thought you may like to see some pictures and videos of this place so i decided to make a video about it. My main goal was to show you how those congresses looked like and how the site looks today compared to the past.
Here is some further information about each building shown in the video:
The Zeppelinfeld (Zeppelin Field):
It is located east of the Great Road. It consists of a large grandstand (Zeppelinhaupttribüne) with a width of 360 metres (390 yards) and a smaller stand. It was one of Albert Speer's first works for the Nazi party and was based upon the Pergamon Altar. The grandstand is famous as the building that had the swastika blown from atop it in 1945, after Germany's fall in World War II. The name Zeppelinfeld or Zeppelinwiese refers to the fact that in August 1909 Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin landed with one of his airships (LZ6) in this location.
From 1947 to 1995 the Nurnberg American High School, a DoDDS facility, used the field (called 'Soldiers Field') for high school football and American football practice. In the 1970s, the pillars were removed for safety reasons. Years of neglect had taken their toll. The rest of the stand is intact and used as the centerpiece of the Norisring motor racing track. The German leg of the traveling heavy metal festival Monsters of Rock was held here twice during the 1980s. Another part of the grounds is home to a campground.
The Congress Hall (Kongresshalle):
It is the biggest preserved national socialist monumental building and is landmarked. It was planned by the Nuremberg architects Ludwig and Franz Ruff. It was planned as a congress centre for the NSDAP with a self-supporting roof and should have provided 50,000 seats. It was located on the shore of and in the pond Dutzendteich and marked the entrance of the rally grounds. The building reached a height of 39 m (128 ft) (a height of 70 m was planned) and a diameter of 250 m (820 ft). The building is mostly built out of clinker with a facade of granite panels. The design (especially the outer facade, among other features) is inspired by the Colosseum in Rome. The foundation stone was laid in 1935, but the building remained unfinished and without a roof. The building with an outline of an U ends with two head-buildings (aerial photo). Since 2001, the Dokumentationszentrum Reichsparteitagsgelände (Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds), with the permanent exhibition Faszination und Gewalt (Fascination and Terror), has been located in the northern wing. In the southern building, the Serenadenhof, the Nürnberger Symphoniker have their domicile.
Great Road (Große Straße):
The great road is almost 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 40 m (130 ft) wide. It was intended to be the central axis of the site and a parade road for the Wehrmacht. In its northwestern prolongation the road points towards Nuremberg Castle. This was to create a relation between the role of Nuremberg during the Third Reich and its role during medieval times.
The road reached from the Congress Hall to the Märzfeld, the construction work started in 1935 and was finished in 1939 (it has never been used as a parade road, as due to the beginning of World War II, the last rally was held in 1938). The pavement was made of granite pavers in black and gray with edges of exactly 1.2 m (3.9 ft). A representative entrance portal and two pylons were planned at the northwestern end of the Great Road. Near the entrance area of the German Stadion a grandstand with a hall of pillars was planned for the government leaders and generals which were to take the salute on Wehrmacht formations which were to march in direction of the parade ground Märzfeld.
After the war, the road was used as a temporary airfield for the US Army. Nowadays, it is used by the nearby Nuremberg fair and exhibition company as an occasional parking area for highly frequented fairs.
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Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Germany - Zeppelinfeld, Dutzenreich, & Kongresshalle (Nazi Party Grounds)
This clip is from my visit to Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Germany, in June 2010. After arriving via S-Bahn at the Frankenstadion stop (refer my other videos), I first visited the Zeppelinfeld, site of the Nazi party rallies of the 1930s, and made famous by the propaganda movie Triumph Of The Will. The area was preparing for motor racing, so the field was partly obscured, but not so much that you couldn't get a view from Hitler's podium. The clip shows the main tribune both from the roadside below, and also from the tribune itself.
Following the tour of the Zeppelinfeld, I walked around the Dutzenreich, the large lake that dominates the area, and briefly walk up the Große Straße, which was designed by Albert Speer as a place to hold parades.
Finally, I walk around the immense Kongresshalle, the huge NSDAP congress centre that was never completed by the Nazis. This is the largest Nazi structure that is left standing today.
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