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The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit root swasti, which is composed of su 'good, well' and asti 'is; it is; there is'. [31] The word swasti occurs frequently in the Vedas as well as in classical literature, meaning 'health, luck, success, prosperity', and it was commonly used as a greeting.
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.
Based on the symbol of the SS-Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger, headed by Oskar Dirlewanger, the namesake of the brigade. Iron Cross (German military award of the Third Reich era) St. Michael's Cross: Based on the symbol of the Iron Guard, a Romanian fascist political party. Odal (rune) The Odal rune was used during Nazi Germany for two Waffen SS ...
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.
The Civilian Oversight Commission is raising concerns about a previously unknown deputy subgroup that oversight officials say uses a logo featuring Nazi-like imagery, according to a memo obtained ...
An official emblem of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and its paramilitary wing the Iron Front; anti-fascist symbol designed to deface the Nazi swastika A widely publicized election poster of the Social Democratic Party of Germany from 1932, with the Three Arrows symbol representing resistance against monarchism , Nazism and communism ...
a recent trend has emerged in which members of Gen Z are getting a “Z” tattoo, which is seemingly innocent, but actually resembles a Nazi symbol. In a video that has since been made private ...
A Fort Liberty Special Forces unit's prior inadvertent use of a Nazi symbol has caused a stir again. Here's what happened.