Adolf Hitler personally designed or directly approved key elements of Nazi iconography
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Historical sources document that Adolf Hitler personally decided on the design and symbolism of key Nazi iconography, including conceptualizing the Nazi flag and evolving the new German eagle emblem.
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## Object Details
### Description
Physical Description
Red wool bunting cloth with white circle in center. In the center of the white circle is a swastika.
General History
In 1920, Adolf Hitler decided that the Nazi Party needed its own insignia and flag. For Hitler, the new flag had to be “a symbol of our own struggle” as well as “highly effective as a poster.” On August 7, 1920, at the Salzburg Congress, this flag became the official emblem of the Nazi Party. In Mein Kampf, Hitler described the Nazis' new flag: “In red we see the social idea of the movement, in white the nationalisti
Hitler Evolves a New Eagle for Germany; Swastika Replaces Old Heraldic Emblem - The New York Times
Hitler Evolves a New Eagle for Germany; Swastika Replaces Old Heraldic Emblem
https://www.nytimes.com/1934/12/23/archives/hitler-evolves-a-new-eagle-for-germany-swastika-replaces-old.html
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Nazi symbolism
The swastika was the first symbol of Nazism and remains strongly associated with it in the Western world.
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.
Nazi symbols and additional symbols have subsequently been used by neo-Nazis.
## Swastika
The Nazis' principal symbol was the swastika, which the newly established Nazi Party formally adopted in 1920. 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. This colour scheme was commonly associated with anti- Weimar German nationalists, following the fall of the German Empire. The Nazis denounced the black– red– gold flag of the Weimar Republic(the flag of Germany at the time).
## Heraldry
Nazi-era coat of arms of Thuringia with the lion holding a swastika. The swastika was removed in 1945.
The ancient arms of Coburg(left) featured the head of Saint Maur
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