National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise
Umbrella organization for sports and physical education in Nazi Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise (German: Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen, abbreviated NSRL) was the umbrella organization for sports and physical education in Nazi Germany. The NSRL was known as the German League of the Reich for Physical Exercise (German: Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen, abbreviated DRL) until 1938. The organization was expanded to Austria after that country's annexation by Nazi Germany.
Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen | |
Monument at Pariser Platz in Berlin, 1936. The promotion of sports during the Nazi regime went hand-in-hand with theatrical nationalistic triumphalism. | |
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Formed | 27 July 1934 |
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Dissolved | 31 May 1945 |
Type | Sports governing body |
Jurisdiction | Nazi Germany Occupied Europe |
Headquarters | Reichssportfeld Berlin-Charlottenburg 52°31′0″N 13°14′19″E |
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Parent agency | Nazi Party |
The NSRL was led by the Reichssportführer, who after 1934 simultaneously presided over the German National Olympic Committee. The NSRL's leaders were Hans von Tschammer und Osten (1933–1943), Arno Breitmeyer (1943–1944) and Karl Ritter von Halt (1944–1945).