Feb 27, 2015 · The first time the salute can be seen is in the Jacques-Louis David painting Oath of the Horatii created in 1784. However, it wasn’t the Nazis who adopted this salute first, but the Italian Fascist party, who in turn adopted it from earlier Italian nationalist and proto-fascist Gabriele d’Annunzio.

So the original Nazi salute may have resembled the Roman salute more closely, but that the SS modified it with "a soldierly style", a crisp yet tiring gesture to hold. Most Germans only had to do the salute once - to Hitler, but Hitler would be obliged to return the salute to everyone greeting him, so it's reasonable to assume that he adopted a ...

Mar 4, 2019 · The 'Nazi Salute' was chosen because it was the 'Fascist Salute' already popularized by the Italian Fascist Party under Mussolini. Other Fascist aligned movements, such as the Spanish Falangists also adopted the gesture in similar imitation of the 'Ur-Fascist' group.

Oct 19, 2021 · The Nazi Salute, or Sieg Hail Salute, was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany, it was introduced by the Nazi's to Germany during the 1930's and its purpose was meant to show obedience and loyalty to the Nazi party's leader: Adolf Hitler.

Jan 23, 2017 · The SS, as near as I can tell, kept with the 'hitler salute' from start to finish. The Wehrmact, particular the Heer (Army) were a little less willing to go along with this, and the traditional hand-to-head was used until 24 July 1944. On that date, an order was given from Berlin to change to the Nazi salute.

The principal does announcements and has students recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Fifth grade students line up near the school office and younger students are on the other side of the yard. I teach the younger students. On Thursday, a fifth grader walked over to my area and stood and gave the Nazi salute during the pledge.

Aug 8, 2022 · A subtle Nazi/White Power salute to a crowd of people who support fascism isn't that hard to believe. Also, you make the claim that this "enables" right wing extremists to make outlandish claims. Are you existing in a world where the VAST MAJORITY of what they say is not an outlandish claim?

Jul 21, 2016 · Typical Reddit Hivemind at work. You see someone wave their hand at RNC at immediately dub it Nazi Salute and throw it all over facebook. Someone does something similar with Hillary and it is at 0 with (38%) upvoted.

May 13, 2024 · People need to be able to express Nazi ideas so that they can be stomped on (metaphorically, as long as they themselves stay peaceful and law abiding). There need to be limits though. You can't go into someone else's house and …

Aug 21, 2017 · The Nazi salute in Germany is not understood as extreme, but harmless statement of opinion, but as an approval or a trivialisation of Nazi crimes and therefore treated as misdemeanour. Originally these procedures were implemented by THE ALLIES after the WWII ended that with the name of "Denazification".