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Some human remains at Buchenwald, including a lampshade allegedly made of human skin. There are two notable reported instances of lampshades made from human skin.After World War II it was claimed that Nazis had made at least one lampshade from murdered concentration camp inmates: a human skin lampshade was claimed to have been displayed by Buchenwald concentration camp commandant Karl-Otto ...
The Atomwaffen Division ( Atomwaffen meaning "atomic weapons" in German [Note 2] ), also known as the National Socialist Resistance Front, [1] is an international far-right extremist and neo-Nazi terrorist network. [10]
Nazism. The swastika was the first symbol of Nazism and remains strongly associated with it in the Western world. The 20th-century German Nazi Party made extensive use of graphic symbols, especially the swastika, notably in the form of the swastika flag, which became the co-national flag of Nazi Germany in 1933, and the sole national flag in 1935.
Adrian Carton de Wiart. Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, [1] VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO ( / də ˈwaɪ.ərt /; [2] 5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was an officer in the British Army. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" in various Commonwealth ...
Uniforms of the German Army (1935–1945) Color poster showing the insignia, patches, hats and uniforms of the German Army. The poster features two figures: one is a German soldier wearing the gray-green wool field uniform and the other is a German soldier wearing the olive cotton tropical (Afrika Korps) uniform.
The Wehrmacht ( German pronunciation: [ˈveːɐ̯maxt] ⓘ, lit. 'defence force') were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force). The designation " Wehrmacht " replaced the previously used term Reichswehr ( Reich Defence) and was the ...
A horizontal tricolour of black, white, and red. The flag of Nazi Germany, officially the flag of the German Reich, featured a red background with a black swastika on a white disc. This flag came into use initially as the banner of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) after its foundation. Following the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor in 1933, this ...
The final pattern of Nazi Party ranks was designed in 1938 by Robert Ley, who personally oversaw the development of Nazi Party insignia through his position as Reichs Organisation Leader of the NSDAP, and put into effect in mid-1939. The new insignia pattern was a vast overhaul of previous designs beginning with a standardised set of twenty ...