▁songs ▁were ▁written ▁in ▁her ▁honor . ▁While ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁tele gram ▁of ▁con gr at ulation ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁ch an cell or ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁which ▁stated : ▁” Please ▁accept ▁my ▁warm ▁con gr at ulations ▁for ▁your ▁unique ▁sports ▁performance .” ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁charm ▁off ensive ▁from ▁the ▁Naz i ▁regime , ▁which ▁saw ▁Jen ny ▁K amm ers ga ard ▁and ▁her ▁mer its ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁per fection ▁of ▁the ▁ar yan ▁race . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁Berlin ▁as ▁guest ▁of ▁re ich s ports führ er ▁Hans ▁von ▁Tsch ammer ▁und ▁Osten ▁and ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Berlin . ▁Between ▁ 2 7 ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁she ▁sw am ▁the ▁ 5 2   km ▁from ▁Ged ser ▁in ▁Den mark ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁coast ▁city ▁W arn em ünd e . ▁It ▁took ▁ 4 0 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes . ▁Again ▁she ▁received ▁con gr at ulations ▁from ▁Hitler ▁and ▁was ▁pra ised ▁in ▁the ▁Naz i ▁paper ▁V öl k ischer ▁Be ob ach ter . ▁Again ▁she ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁Berlin ▁and ▁met ▁by ▁a ▁big ▁crowd . ▁Next ▁year ▁she ▁repeated ▁the ▁performance ▁by ▁sw imming ▁the ▁same ▁route ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction . ▁ ▁Up ▁till ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁she ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁naz i ▁ra cial ▁propag anda ▁as ▁an ▁ideal .