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Germany, 1934

The Reichserntedankfest rally, otherwise known as the Reich Harvest Thanksgiving Festival, was an enormous Nazi German celebration of the peasantry and German farmers. The celebration was used by Nazis as a propaganda tool to display the connection between Hitler and the German people. The festivals ran from 1933 to 1937 on the Bückeburg hill.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.