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Adolf Hitler was Cancellor of Germany during the 1936 Berlin Games. It is said that he started the idea of the parade of the Olympic torch ---- The tradition of running with the Olympic torch from Olympia to the site of the Olympics was started in 1936. Hitler used this as a Propaganda tool. No documentation exists to substantiate the belief that Hitler had anything to do with the beginning of this tradition.

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