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Before the Nazis, the swastika was already in use as a symbol of German völkisch nationalist movements (Völkische Bewegung). Flag of the Order of the New Templars designed 1907 with a swastika used as völkisch (German ethno-nationalist) symbol. José Manuel Erbez says:
The swastika (gammadion, fylfot) symbol became a popular symbol of luck in the Western world in the early 20th century, as it had long been in Asia, and was often used for ornamentation. The Nazi Party adopted the symbol in the 1920s, [5] and its use in Western countries faded after the Nazi association became dominant in the 1930s. [6]
The swastika was the first symbol of Nazism and remains strongly associated with it in the Western world. The 20th-century German Nazi Party made extensive use of graphic symbols, especially the swastika, notably in the form of the swastika flag, which became the co-national flag of Nazi Germany in 1933, and the sole national flag in 1935.
Politics portal. v. t. e. Fascist symbolism is the use of certain images and symbols which are designed to represent aspects of fascism. These include national symbols of historical importance, goals, and political policies. [1] The best-known are the fasces, which was the original symbol of fascism, and the swastika of Nazism.
Swastikas found on archaeological artefacts of the Iron Age used in Nazi propaganda: depiction of a swastika-bearing funerary urn of the Przeworsk culture (Sarmatia now Poland 2nd century) on a ceramic medallion issued by the Bund Deutscher Osten. The swastika design is known from artefacts of various cultures since the Neolithic, and it recurs ...
The later related term "neo-Nazism" is applied to other far-right groups with similar ideas which formed after the Second World War when the Third Reich collapsed. Nazism is a form of fascism, [4][5][6][7] with disdain for liberal democracy and the parliamentary system.
The Black Sun symbol. The Black Sun (German: Schwarze Sonne) is a type of sun wheel (German: Sonnenrad) [1][2] symbol originating in Nazi Germany and later employed by neo-Nazis and other far-right individuals and groups. The symbol's design consists of twelve radial sig runes, similar to the symbols employed by the SS in their logo.
Neo-Nazis brandished rifles, displayed swastikas and hurled homophobic slurs and threats at LGBTQ+ people during the event. Members of neo-Nazi group "Blood Tribe" march in downtown Madison on ...