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Published: 2004-04-28 19:07:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 45121; Favourites: 174; Downloads: 3279
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This is in fact the Wehrmacht eagle, which was somewhat similar to the eagle of the Weimar Arms except that it stands on a swastika. As he noted, this eagle was to be seen on the steel helmet as worn by the Army and Navy (though not by the Luftwaffe or the Waffen-SS). It was a shield-shaped badge (dark green background, white eagle) worn on the left side of the helmet; a shield with diagonal stripes of black-white-red was worn on the right side.The "National Eagle" —or a version of it— was worn over the right pocket on Army and Navy uniforms and also as a cap badge. This was the more familiar style with spread wings, standing on a swastika within a wreath. The Waffen-SS wore a similar-but-not-matching eagle on the left sleeve, and the police had still another type.
There were quite a few different patterns of Nazi eagles. Some were Party badges, some were strictly military, while others were national symbols, e.g. the version used on the Government Authorities flag [Reichsdienstflagge]. But the one you refer to as the "National Eagle" was in fact reserved for the armed forces. It was applied to Hitler's Führer standard because he became the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces after the death of old President von Hindenburg in 1934 and his assumption of the powers of the presidency as Führer and Reich Chancellor.
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This is very true. But as I said the Nazis simply took a symbol other cultures use and perverted it for their own use.
They also did this with the term "Aryan". I am a so-called "white person" but I can't say I'm an "Aryan" because I am not from the Middle East. I am not from Iran, or Syria, or Saudi, or any place like that. If you trace back the term "aryan" that's what a true "Aryan" is, and not a blonde-haired, blue-eyed "super human race white person". Funny because Hitler himself a was neither blonde-haired or blue eyed, and he himself was part Jewish for that matter. But it was not just Jews he killed! The guy not only killed Jews, but other people who did not agree with his program. Anyone who stood in opposition to his totalitarian reign was killed. Jewish or not! Jews, Christians, Catholics, you name it. If they didn't go along with Hitler they were killed. Period.
But a lot of confusion about symbols like the swastika are due to media hype. The specific uses by the nazis can be of course duly noted. However, it's important to recognize that the symbol did not originate with Hitler or the Socialist Party of Germany (i.e. the "Nazis").
I'll close this with a quote from George Orwell's "1984" (which was quoted at the beginning of the movie for that book)
"Whoever controls the past controls the future.
WHOEVER CONTROLS THE PRESENT CONTROLS THE PAST."
(emphasis mine)
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"We're all puppets in this world. I'm just one that can see the strings."
heheh!
BTW - I saw those "strings" a long time ago. It's why I sometimes do stuff like THIS:
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This is nicely created. I'm finishing up a report on the assasination on Reinhard Heydrich, a highly-praised Nazi leader who constructed Hitler's Final Solution, and I've been looking for a picture of the Wehrmacht eagle, may I use this on my cover page?
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Well, I'm not german, neither a white man, but that Eagle, despite what does it means and/or who is symbolizing, it's so fantastic, even all the symbols that the NSDAP are interesting and, somewhat, beautiful. However, also reminds me how brutal can be an idea.
Thousands of german people died in that time, with another thousands of people from others nationalities, and I'm not talking only about those who died on the holocaust, we must mention the regular soldiers, who fought on the battlefields, on the submarines, on the planes fighting for a better future for their country (they didn't know anything about the camps or the massacre, they weren't SS or Getapo agents.); braves generals who had better ideas about the future of their country and taking care about their soldiers... even the civilians who suffered the unstopable bombing on their cities (even the Britons), only to fullfill the ambitions of a few.
Well, the 3rd. Reich did well on the economy, they didn't sacrifice the wealth of their people on making weapons and increasing the number of soldiers, but they did those actions to cover what were they really doing. Well, that's part of the history, even the Allies were brutal at sometimes (Who didn't saw the first and second capters of 'Band Of Brothers' were american soldiers killed german prisioners after making them to do their own graves?) and the real cause of the war were, again, the allies: The Versailles Contract, that was unfair, giving all the responsibility to the germans, despite the fact that Austria-Hungary was the country who began the WWI.
Well, although all I wrote, the eagle it's well done, you used symmetry very well and that's the important art criticism.
Ciao.
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it feels kinda odd to comment such a "piece of art". do you actually know what Hitler did? he killed people because they didn't fit in...because they had ancestors who came from foreign countries...because they were outlandish...not German or because they were handicapped. do you know how that must have been? I still feel shame for this piece of history. for this I'm not proud to be German.
in my opinion Hitler was a coward; the NSDAP set the Reichstag on fire just to show Hitler's strength, they lost the fight on D-Day because they didn't want to wake Hitler up even though they were attacked by the Allies.
and yes, after all Hitler has done (you might think that he did great things...he was great in speaking, he knew how to use rhetoric...but that's the only thing he knew)...do you know what he did at the end of WWII?
he committed suicide because he was scared!!!
hm, I would say: Hitler was nothing else than a coward!
well, that is my opinion. I don't want you to be angry about that. I just want you to know what I learned about him. maybe the "Neo-Nazis" know him in a different way, but this way can't be a good one!
but yeah, nice work and...good research.
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Nice!
P.S. Don't talk about the politics, past...this is artistic and creative web-site, everybody can upload anything here!
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Most of you don't know what you're talking about...
You are no germans and you are no soldiers so you don't know what this time means to us!
The bravest german Heros fell, because they were given stupid orders by a bunch of stupid and crazy criminals, who hid themselves in Bunkers while others fought for them.
Especially Hitler, this fucking private who had no Idea of how to lead an Army- he didn't listen to our generals, that's why we lost.
These fucking Nazi-wimps did a bad job to my fatherland. Without them we would have won the war and whole europe would be germany... without racism.
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These fucking Nazi-wimps did a bad job to my fatherland. Without them we would have won the war and whole europe would be germany... without racism.
Without them, Germany would have already collapsed in the '30s. The NSDAP rebuilt Germany and was doing a very good job at turning it into a paradise until the English decided to start a war on Germany.
I suggest you read an orriginal version of Mein Kampf before you talk such nonsense. Yes, Hitler was a poor military tactician, but he was one of the best politicians of the 20th century.
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He was a strong politician, you are right...
But the NSDAP wasn't the only Nationalistic thinking party in the Weimarer Republic. There were certain other parties, some of them were ruled by formerly generals and officers from WW1.
They also had some good ideas about how to get my country out of it's bad situation.
In addition to that there were a lot of politicians abroad, especially in the UK, who wanted to help germany out the Versailles contract, which was the main reason for our economical problems.
If we would have started dealing with them by talking, we would have solved the problems anyway. But by starting the war, Hitler pissed off, even this people.
I recommend you read some more books than Mein Kampf, because there is always more than one solution to a problem.
After all, Hitlers policy led to our final defeat! and the result of an action is the only thing that counts...
look at the map of my country before and after the war, now germany is nothing compared to before.
And never forget: In the 3rd Reich a german was more valuable than any other human, since I don't suppose you are german, I would be your master and you had to serve... would you like that???
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No, it was not his policy that led to our defeat but his stupid tactical orders he gave. he ignored the generals and even the front officers that reported to him. He was a poor tactician and his insanity and ignorance for reality let him play with armies that were just no longer existing...
Anyway I wasn't fed too much with anti-nationalistic media. I even read mein Kampf (in an original german version from ´38) I always read the real reports but I see things from the tactical and realistic view of a soldier not from the visionary view of a wannabe-political civilian.
I'm a son of germany, Hitler was just a man (even no german!) no man is perfect, neither he was.
And no man is greater or more important than our holy german Reich!
Hitler forgot this and destroyed it - my fatherland, not yours!
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Bormann was no better. What made things wrong in the fatherland to begin with was the Weimar republic. We were WINNING the air war back in 1918 with our Fokker DvIIs. It took but one great push to finish it completley before the Third Reich even was a twinkle in a partially whacked Gefrieter's eye.
Of course, the Entente powers HAD NO RIGHT to continue the blockade into 1919. THEY are the reason the Third Reich came to be.
Never should we have let an AUSTRIAN do the job that a PRUSSIAN could have.
Of course, what right have I to say? My family was gone from Weisbaden long before either war began. We left in 1880, and left my birthright, my "von" and my rights as a freifrau.
Askariga, I'm going to have to add you. It's simple. We Alte Kameraden need to stick together.
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Hitler's policies did not lead to Germany's defeat. The enemies of national socialism just wanted to destroy it, and that's what they did. Had he not been stopped, Hitler would have made Europe into a much better place to live.
Perhaps you should read Mein Kampf instead of the anti-German literature you've been fed ever since you got out of kindergarten. Oh wait, you can't.... Your government doesn't want you to read that book, because they know how much sense it makes and how much it makes them look like fools.
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OMG... These comments... where are we going to again?
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Very nice job. I made one similar and even adopted a way of drawing them in my pictures. However, none were as highly detailed as this.
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it is a very beautiful symbol i have a few myself
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This is a beautiful symbol, with a nice powerful air to it. Or perhaps the feeling of power comes from the fact that people like myself support the idea.
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The image itself is as strong as its meanings.
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Thanks for appreciating my work and for the positive comments you've posted.
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Its no problem at all! I like to let people know when I enjoy their work.
Keep it up. Don't allow the 12 year old small-minded slit wrist idiots from this site get you down.
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hmmm.. ^_^
i have always liked that symbol, its so striking, of all the symbols with eagles in em, this one is my favourite...
i like how swastikas look..is that a bad thing o_O
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the swastika is actually an appropriated form of a native north african symbol meaning peace - little bit of trivia there
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fuck you, ya nazi cunt
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it reminds me of the far more than half my family that was lost during that particular time.....
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How can I bloody well forget?
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i wouldnt take too much offense to it... just look at it for its historical value... not its meaning... sorry about your family
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I'm not taking offense, I'm honestly stating what it reminds me of....
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symbols are like words you can ignore them....Actions make a mark and you can't ignore them
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yeah... i know... did i anger you?
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Haha, you seriously enjoy to mingle
with nazis?
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Wow, commenting on a old comment of mine, this is productive, hey, instead of following me around deviantart, if you have something to say to me, say it on my front page.
Leave my friends alone.
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Your friends are irrelevant to us, so your "leave my friends alone"-whining
is ignored. Besides we haven`t done anything wrong. We just visit peoples
galleries, heh?
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I am not whinning, I'm telling you to leave my friends alone, especially after that lewd comment you made to Nothingunusual.
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but we love nothing unusual!!! we simply can`t stay away from her
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As much as I despise it's meaning, I always though this eagle looked cool.
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I think the design is sleek and elegant regardless of it's historical meaning, but thanks for the appreciation.
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