The Nazi salute or Hitler salute (German: Hitlergruß, literally Hitler Greeting, or Deutscher Gruß, German Greeting), was a gesture of greeting in Nazi Germany usually accompanied by saying, Heil Hitler!, Heil, mein Führer, or Sieg Heil! . Characteristic of a cult of personality, 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 war effort. The salute was mandatory for civilians but optional for military personnel, where the traditional military salute was retained until shortly after the failed assassination attempt on Hitler in 1944. Use of this salute is currently a criminal offence in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
Read more about Nazi Salute: Description, Origins and Adoption, From 1933 To 1945, Sieg Heil, Post-1945
Famous quotes containing the words nazi and/or salute:
“Time grows dim. Time that was so long
grows short, time, all goggle-eyed,
wiggling her skirts, singing her torch song,
giving the boys a buzz and a ride,
that Nazi Mama with her beer and sauerkraut.
Time, old gal of mine, will soon dim out.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“There is only one thing that a man really wants to do, all his life; and that is, to find his way to his God, his Morning Star, salute his fellow man, and enjoy the woman who has come the long way with him.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)