Appeasement on the Pitch: England's Nazi Salute Exposed - Dorset Eye
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Appeasement on the Pitch: England's Nazi Salute Exposed - Dorset Eye
On 14 May 1938, in an extraordinary episode of sport being subsumed by diplomacy, the England football team gave the Nazi salute before a friendly international match against Germany in Berlin’s Olympiastadion. The decision, made under pressure from the British Foreign Office, has remained a source of historical controversy and shame. A Gesture of Appeasement The match took place at a critical moment in the lead-up to the Second World War. Nazi …
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