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Nazi salute
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gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany
The Nazi salute was a gesture used as a greeting in Nazi Germany, typically involving an outstretched arm. It has become a symbol of Nazism and remains illegal or socially condemned in many countries today because of its association with the Holocaust and Nazi atrocities.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gesture
- Subclass of
- salute
- Named after
- Adolf Hitler
- Country
- Germany
- Based on
- Roman salute
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-4012-04, Frankreich, Dönitz bei Offizieren.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nazi salutes
- different from
- Bellamy salute
- used by
- Nazi Party
- time period
- Third Reich
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Encyclopedic overview
Adolf Hitler saluting at a 1935 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg
The Nazi salute, also known as the Hitler salute, or the Sieg Heil salute, is a gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany. The salute is performed by raising and extending the right arm forward at an upward angle with a straightened hand, fingers together, and palm facing downward. The salute is usually accompanied by a cry of "Heil Hitler!" ('Hail Hitler!'), "Heil, mein Führer!" ('Hail, my leader!'), or "Sieg Heil!" ('Hail victory!').
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