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Is it true that the entire England football team once gave the Nazi salute?


 

Daniel Poer
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Daniel Poer

Yes it is true that the entire England football team once gave the Nazi salute. The incident occurred on May 14th, 1938 before a friendly between England and Germany at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

The Nazi salute, led by then England captain Eddie Hapgood, came as part of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's attitude of appeasement towards Germany which came under the banner of "Peace in Our Time."

Despite performing the Nazi salute, Hitler was in fact not present at the game.
November 09, 2011, 06:00 pm