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  2. Swastika - Wikipedia

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    The swastika is an important Hindu symbol. [1] [8] ... Because of its use by Nazi Germany, the swastika since the 1930s has been largely associated with Nazism.

  3. Bans on Nazi symbols - Wikipedia

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    It remains ambiguous whether keeping Nazi symbolism visible under certain circumstances constitutes agitation against a population group. [13] [14] Finnish usage of the swastika predates Nazi Germany's usage of the Nazi swastika. [66] As of 2024, flags containing the symbol can be found within the Finnish military. Particularly the Finnish Air ...

  4. Western use of the swastika in the early 20th century

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    The Elephant Gate entrance at Carlsberg Brewery in Copenhagen, Denmark decorated with the company's early swastika logo. The Danish brewery company Carlsberg Group used the swastika as a logo [11] from the 19th century until the middle of the 1930s, when it was discontinued because of association with the Nazi Party in neighbouring Germany.

  5. Strafgesetzbuch section 86a - Wikipedia

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    the swastika as a symbol of the Nazi Party, prohibited in all variants, including mirrored, inverted etc. (exceptions are only applied to swastikas used as religious symbols in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain temples) a stylized Celtic cross, prohibited as a symbol of the VSBD/PdA and in the variant used by the White Power movement. The legal status ...

  6. Nazi symbolism - Wikipedia

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    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. A very similar flag had represented the Party beginning in 1920.

  7. A Warning to the Hindus - Wikipedia

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    A Warning to the Hindus is a 1939 booklet by Savitri Devi.It was written to further Indian nationalism by way of Nazi ethics and spirituality. Savitri believed the Indian people to be of Aryan descent, and thus sought to promote explicitly Nazi ideals, such as ethnic purity and xenophobia, within India.

  8. German theme park closes ride resembling giant swastikas ...

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    A German amusement park was forced to shut down a new attraction after visitors pointed out it resembled two giant swastikas. German theme park closes ride resembling giant swastikas after ...

  9. Black Sun (symbol) - Wikipedia

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    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.