Funny Old Game Podcast

England vs Germany 1938 | When England Saluted Hitler

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The first episode of the Funny Old Game podcast explores the story of how the England national football team were made to succumb to power of propaganda. On the 14th May 1938, England played Germany in Berlin, with the match itself taking a back seat to the preliminaries. The build-up was focused on the tense relations between the two countries as Germany began to re-mobilise and re-arm, conquering lands in Europe. Would the English players heil Hitler? Even if it meant starting a war?