The Nazis' principal symbol was the swastika flag. The black-white-red color scheme is based upon the colors of
the flag of the German Empire, the black-white-red colors were
commonly associated with anti-Weimar Republic German nationalists after the fall of the German
Empire. The Nazis (Website #1)
denounced the black-red-yellow/gold flag of the Weimar Republic - which now is
the flag of Germany. In Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler defined the symbolism of the
swastika flag: the red represents the social idea of the Nazi movement, the
white disk represents the national idea, and the black swastika, used in Aryan cultures for millennia, represents "the
mission of the struggle for the victory of the Aryan man, and, by the same token, the victory of
creative work.(website#1)
the flag of the German Empire, the black-white-red colors were
commonly associated with anti-Weimar Republic German nationalists after the fall of the German
Empire. The Nazis (Website #1)
denounced the black-red-yellow/gold flag of the Weimar Republic - which now is
the flag of Germany. In Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler defined the symbolism of the
swastika flag: the red represents the social idea of the Nazi movement, the
white disk represents the national idea, and the black swastika, used in Aryan cultures for millennia, represents "the
mission of the struggle for the victory of the Aryan man, and, by the same token, the victory of
creative work.(website#1)
In the 1800s, countries around Germany were growing much larger, forming
empires; yet Germany was not a unified country until 1871. To counter the
feeling of vulnerability and the stigma of youth, German nationalists in the
mid-nineteenth century began to use the swastika, because it had ancient
Aryan/Indian origins, to represent a long Germanic/Aryan history. (website #2) By the end of the nineteenth century, the swastika could be found on nationalist
German volkisch periodicals and was the official emblem of the German Gymnasts'
League. (website # 2)
empires; yet Germany was not a unified country until 1871. To counter the
feeling of vulnerability and the stigma of youth, German nationalists in the
mid-nineteenth century began to use the swastika, because it had ancient
Aryan/Indian origins, to represent a long Germanic/Aryan history. (website #2) By the end of the nineteenth century, the swastika could be found on nationalist
German volkisch periodicals and was the official emblem of the German Gymnasts'
League. (website # 2)
The swastika was a symbol for the Aryan people, a name which, in Sanskrit means
"noble". The Aryans were a group of people who settled in Iran and Northern
India. They believed themselves to be a pure race, superior to the other
surrounding cultures. When the Germans looked for a symbol, they looked for a
symbol which represented the purity which they believed they contained. The
Nazis regarded themselves as "Aryans" and tried to steal the accomplishments of
these pre-historic people. (website # 3)
"noble". The Aryans were a group of people who settled in Iran and Northern
India. They believed themselves to be a pure race, superior to the other
surrounding cultures. When the Germans looked for a symbol, they looked for a
symbol which represented the purity which they believed they contained. The
Nazis regarded themselves as "Aryans" and tried to steal the accomplishments of
these pre-historic people. (website # 3)