Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1909/08/00 | Ferdinand von Zeppelin | Owner | Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin lands his airship, LZ6, at Luitpoldhain Park. | |||
1934/00/00 | Albert Speer | Architect | Zeppelinfeld stadium is built as part of the Nazi party rally grounds east of the Great Road. Styled after the Pergamon Altar, the front of the stadium is the Zeppelintribune grandstand, topped by a massive swastika. | |||
1934/09/05 | Leni Riefenstahl | Director | The 6th NAZI Party Congress opens in Nuremberg attended by about 700,000 supporters. Leni Riefenstahl makes the official documentary record. | Triumph of the Will | ||
1945/04/19 | United States Army | Victors | US Army's Third Division marches onto the stadium's field, award five men the Medal of Honor for actions of valor in World War II and drape the American flag over the Nazi swastika. | |||
1945/04/22 | United States Army | Victors | US Army blows-up Nazi's oversized, marble swastika that sat atop the Zeppelintribune at the heart of the Nazi party rally grounds. |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Sight Category | Building |
Cultural Affiliation | Nazi, Third Reich |
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