... to demonstrate that Germany had no hostile intentions against its neighbors. Even so, Germanys still had problems at this stage. In 1934, the German Air Force "Luftwaffe" was set up. This angered Britian, France and Italy, which joined together in the Stresa Front of 1935.Germany seemed alone and vulnerable. During 1935-1937, Hitler decided to move more quickly. Because rearmaments were ... -comiter pact against the Soviet Union, which was joined by Japan in 1936, and by Italy in 1937.Germnay was no longer isolated and Hitler could move onto the next stage. Although Hitler chose not to p...

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... 1945. Helene (Leni) Bertha Amalie Riefenstahl was born on 22nd August 1902 in her parent's apartment in Berlin. Growing up, her main aspiration was to be able to dance on stage, even though it was against her fathers will. At the age of 21, Leni performed her first solo dance recital in Berlin in 1923, but her dreams of becoming a dancer ... two films being blacklisted around the world, destroying her career as a director. With the outbreak of World War II, Riefenstahl ceased upon an opportunity to do combat reporting at the front. In the Polish village of Konskie, she witnessed the Ger...

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