English: The Nazi salute, or Hitler salute (German: Hitlergruß, lit. 'Hitler Greeting'), is a gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany. The salute is performed by extending the right arm from the neck into the air with a straightened hand. Usually, the person offering the salute would say "Heil Hitler!" (Hail Hitler!), "Heil, mein Führer!" (Hail, my leader!), or "Sieg Heil!" (Hail victory!). It was adopted in the 1930s by the Nazi Party to signal obedience to the party's leader, Adolf Hitler, and to glorify the German nation (and later the German war effort). The salute was mandatory for civilians but mostly optional for military personnel, who retained the traditional military salute until the failed assassination attempt on Hitler on 20 July 1944.
Use of this salute is outlawed in modern Germany, and is also considered a criminal offense in modern Poland, Slovakia, and Austria. In Canada, the Czech Republic, France, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, European Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and Russia, the salute constitutes illegal hate speech if used for propagating Nazi ideology. It is also illegal to publicly perform the salute in the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania.
Use of this salute is outlawed in modern Germany, and is also considered a criminal offense in modern Poland, Slovakia, and Austria. In Canada, the Czech Republic, France, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, European Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and Russia, the salute constitutes illegal hate speech if used for propagating Nazi ideology. It is also illegal to publicly perform the salute in the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania.
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This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total.
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Media in category "Nazi salutes"
The following 34 files are in this category, out of 34 total.
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Bundesarchiv Bild 147-0510, Berlin, Lustgarten, Kundgebung der HJ.jpg 541 × 800; 124 KB
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A Besszarábiából menekített német nemzetiségűek átmeneti tábora. Fortepan 84002.jpg 5,265 × 3,525; 8.79 MB
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Soldier, second World War, horse, folk costume, colorful, posture, salute Fortepan 92539.jpg 5,408 × 3,548; 9.21 MB
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Hitlergruß in 21. Jahrhundert.jpg 1,500 × 2,000; 505 KB
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