A 1936 Berlin Xi Summer Olympic Games Torch Hold Invested with the D

Invested with the D

France (four kilometres north-west of Arras)

A Rare Photo of Croatian Ustasha Youth (Bobanovci)

later spending two days at Bailleul

of multi piece construction60mm x 60mm

A 1936 Berlin Xi Summer Olympic Games Torch Hold Invested with the DThis German made stainless steel torch has a three piece construction and was a pioneer in its field, as it was the first torch constructed for a modern Olympic relay. The 155 mm wide flat top has a 40 mm wide opening, allowing for placing of fuel and the expected rising flame to come. It has two inscriptions around the mouth, "Als Dank Dem Trger (As a thanks to the bearer) as well as Organisationskomittee fr die XI Olympiade Berlin 1936 (Organizing