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A horizontal flag featuring a red background with a black swastika on a white disk: Designed by: Adolf Hitler: Flag of Nazi Germany (1933–1935) Use: National flag and ensign: Proportion: 3:5: Adopted: 14 March 1933: Relinquished: 15 September 1935: Design: A horizontal tricolour of black, white, and red
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The swastika is a symbol with many styles and meanings and can be found in many cultures. The appropriation of the swastika by the Nazi Party is the most recognisable modern use of the symbol in the Western world. The swastika (卐 or 卍) is a symbol used in various Eurasian religions and cultures, as well as a few African and American cultures.
English: Flag of the Nazi Party with a black swastika in a white disc on a dark red background On the flag of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP) 1920–1945, the swastika is centered, which makes it slightly different from the flag of Nazi Germany, the state flag 1933–1945 on which the swastika is off-center.
The Nazis' principal symbol was the swastika, which the newly established Nazi Party formally adopted in 1920. [1] The formal symbol of the party was the Parteiadler , an eagle atop a swastika. The black-white-red motif is based on the colours of the flags of the German Empire .
A leather belt with the black sun symbol as belt buckle. The item is from the 2010s. In the late 20th century, the Black Sun symbol became widely used by neo-fascist, neo-Nazi, [9] the far-right and white nationalists. The symbol often appears on extremist flags, t-shirts, posters, websites and in extremist publications associated with such groups.
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.
Reverted to version as of 06:22, 16 May 2015 Unfortunately, the NSDAP swastika, as depicted here, was exclusively used in the "black"-est of black colorings, not any softer shades. To lighten or "soften" the color as you say is to improperly display a... 18:55, 18 June 2015: 471 × 458 (2 KB) DIREKTOR: Not at all. This is only slightly lightened.