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Wolfsangel (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfsˌʔaŋəl], translation "wolf's hook") or Crampon (French pronunciation: [kʁɑ̃pɔ̃]) is a heraldic charge from mainly Germany and eastern France, which was inspired by medieval European wolf traps that consisted of a Z-shaped metal hook (called the Wolfsangel, or the crampon in French) that was hung by a chain from a crescent-shaped metal bar ...
Symbol Name Meaning Comments Wolfsangel: Liberty and independence The Wolfsangel ('wolf hook') was used as a heraldic symbol alluding to a wolf trap, and is still found on the municipal arms of a number of German towns and cities. It was adopted by a fifteenth-century peasants' uprising, thus acquiring an association with liberty and independence.
A leather belt with the black sun symbol as belt buckle. The item is from the 2010s. In the late 20th century, the Black Sun symbol became widely used by neo-fascist, neo-Nazi, [9] the far-right and white nationalists. The symbol often appears on extremist flags, t-shirts, posters, websites and in extremist publications associated with such groups.
It didn’t take long before users started pointing out the similarities between the proposed “Z” symbol and the wolfsangel symbol. which is often associated with the Nazi party and other ...
Werwolf pennant with the Wolfsangel symbol in horizontal form Werwolf badge with the Totenkopf symbol. Werwolf (pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯vɔlf], German for "werewolf") was a Nazi plan which began development in 1944, [1] to create a resistance force which would operate behind enemy lines as the Allies advanced through Germany in parallel with the Wehrmacht fighting in front of the lines.
The Nazis' principal symbol was the swastika, which the newly established Nazi Party formally adopted in 1920. [1] 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.
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The National Idea (Ukrainian: Ідея нації) "ꑭ" ("ꏢ") is the symbol actively used by Ukrainian nationalist organizations. It is most widely used by members of the Social-National Assembly, the Azov Civil Corps, and the Azov Brigade. The symbol has been compared and accused of being a variation of the Nazi symbol Wolfsangel. [1] [2] [3]