AOC Media Centre - 1936 Garmisch

Best of 1936-1952Relive the drama and excitement that was the Winter Olympic Games in Oslo 1952, St Moritz 1948 and Garmish-Partenkirchen 1936 with our 'Best of 1936-1952' gallery collection.

Long Way To The TopGarmisch - Partenkirchen 1936: The Swedish ski jumper Sven Eriksson makes his way to the the start of the large hill competition.

Air TimeGarmisch-Partenkirchen 1936: A competitor takes off in the ski jump event.

Pausin DoubleGarmisch-Partenkirchen 1936: Ilse Pausin and Erik Pausin of Austria practice on the ice. The couple went on to win the silver medal in the pairs skating event.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympic FlameGarmisch-Partenkirchen 1936: The Olympic flame burns during the Winter Olympics.

'Italia 2' DisasterGarmisch-Partenkirchen 1936: Bobsled disaster when the Italian Olympic bobsled 'Italia 2' hurtles through the air on the 'Bayern' curve and tosses its crew of Francesco de Zanna, Uberto Gillarduzzi, Amedeo Angeli, and Ernesto Franceschi into the air before a grandstand full of spectators during the second elimination race of the four man bobsleds event.

Hitler's Youth SalutesGarmisch-Partenkirchen 1936: Members of the Hitler Youth hockey team stand in a line on the ice, saluting after defeating the Hungarian team in the sixth Hitler Youth Winter Games.

Hitler's AddressGarmisch-Partenkirchen 1936: German Fuhrer and Chancellor Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) (center, on balcony) greets the crowd during the snowy Opening Ceremony.

Franz Pnuer in ActionGarmisch-Partenkirchen1936: Franz Pnuer of Germany, the gold medal winner, in action in the men's alpine combined event.

Downhill RunGarmisch-Partenkirchen 1936: General aerial view of the downhill run arrival area.

Back-to-Back GoldGarmisch-Partenkirchen 1936: Norway's Birger Ruud in mid-air action during the ski-jump event. He went on to win the gold medal for the second Olympics running.