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Does adulf hitler have anything to do with the olympic flame?

April 26, 2017flame Hitler Olympic

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Does adulf hitler have anything to do with the olympic flame?

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The tradition of running with the Olympic torch from Olympia to the site of the Olympics was started in 1936. Hitler used this as a propaganda tool. No documentation exists to substantiate the belief that Hitler had anything to do with the beginning of this tradition.