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WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 3 weeks agoThe eagle as a symbol predates the nazis - a lot. The „Reichsadler“ has been used since 800 A.D. as in the region that is now Germany:
The Reichsadler, i. e. the German Imperial Eagle, originated from a proto-heraldic emblem that was believed to have been used by Charlemagne, the first Frankish ruler whom the Pope crowned as Holy Roman Emperor in AD 800, and derived ultimately from the Aquila, i. e. eagle standard, of the ancient Roman army.
davidgro@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Of course the swastika itself is also much older than the Nazis. They ruined plenty of otherwise fine symbolism.