German Gymnastics School (Charlottenburg)

The German Gymnastics School was the central training facility of the German Gymnastics Association in Berlin-Charlottenburg .

It was inaugurated on October 6, 1928 and operated by the German Gymnastics Association. Among other things, it was a training center for club gymnastics teachers and gymnastics. Hermann Ohnesorge was the founding director and head of the school until 1935 . It is considered one of the forerunners of the Cologne Sports University .

Adolf Hitler attended school on October 5, 1933 .

The building was destroyed in World War II. After the war, the German Gymnastics School was re-established in Frankfurt .

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German gymnastics school in: Werner March - Architect of the Olympic Stadium, 1894–1976, 1992.
German gymnastics school in the postcard center.
The German gymnastics school in Berlin in: Badische Presse of October 8, 1928.

Individual evidence

^ Werner Körbs: Background and founding of the Sport University Cologne , pp. 125–129
^ Christiane Burmeister, Astrid Reimers: Musical folklore and music education: approaches and intersections; Festschrift for Günther Noll on his 75th birthday . Die Blaue Eule, 2002, ISBN 978-3-89924-021-4 ( google.de [accessed April 10, 2019]).

52.520593 13.243115Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 14.1 ″ N , 13 ° 14 ′ 35.2 ″ E

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[1] Werner Körbs: Background and founding of the Sport University Cologne , pp. 125–129

[2] Christiane Burmeister, Astrid Reimers: Musical folklore and music education: approaches and intersections; Festschrift for Günther Noll on his 75th birthday . Die Blaue Eule, 2002, ISBN 978-3-89924-021-4 ( google.de [accessed April 10, 2019]).