According to Konrad Heiden, Adolf Hitler's biographer, the swastika symbol appeared next to him at his first public appearance in 1921: “The new red banner ... with a black swastika in a white disk was unfurled for the first time. The effect was so overwhelming that even Hitler himself was pleasantly surprised. The swastika became one of Hitler's most effective mystical weapons... An unknown force
Hand carved wood Kuban Campaign 1943 plaque featuring a stylized, national eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in its talons, to the top center, with the swastika flanked by the embossed date, "1943". The eagle sits atop a horizontal bar with the script, "Kuban". The bottom portion of the shield features an embossed serrated defensive line with the impressed, loc
Temporary Camp Guards Collar Tab (Kragenpatte). This pattern collar tab was introduced late in the war, (circa June 1944), for wear by Heer and Luftwaffe personnel on temporary duty as camp guards. #NSDAP
The American soldiers who were assigned to guard the Nuremberg trials wore a patch with Swastika on scale of justice - signifying the trial of #NSDAP'ers. They were called the “select guards” or “Nuremberg guard battalion” - many of them came from 18th infantry regiment of the U.S. Army. The lozenge opposite the swastika represents “honor” and “life”. It is still used to signify Honorable discharg
Hitler Youth in a Swastika Formation At a rally, members of the Hitler Youth parade in the formation of a swastika to honor the Unknown Soldier. #Germany, August 27, 1933. #NSDAP