I know lots and lots about WWII and have watched many documentaries and read many books about Hitler and the Nazis, but I have never known, other than in a general way, what Seig Heil means. Can you tell me?
2007-05-20 20:13:03 · 8 answers · asked by LodiTX 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I knew it didn't mean "Hail Hitler"; that's Heil Hitler, with the proper Nazi arm salute.
2007-05-20 20:22:29 · update #1
Sieg Heil is a German phrase, which literally means "Hail [to] Victory." During the Nazi era, it was a common chant at political rallies. When meeting someone, it was customary in Nazi Germany to give the Hitler salute and say the words "Heil Hitler". "Sieg Heil" was reserved for mass meetings such as the ones at Nuremberg where "Sieg Heil" was shouted in unison by thousands. Often a Nazi official would shout into a microphone "Sieg" and the crowd would answer with "Heil," and there might be several repetitions of this at times in ever-increasing volume. At such rallies there was often a display of banners carrying the slogan "Sieg Heil" along with the swastika. The NSDAP (Nazi Party) made a pin badge in 1933 displaying a victory wreath, the Swastika, and the words "Sieg Heil".
The expression itself was born during a party meeting, when Joseph Goebbels said "Sieg heil" and all supported the phrase (however an early associate of Hitler, Ernst Hanfstaengl, claimed to have devised it). Since Nazism argued that war was a way to determine the superior race and that Germans were that superior race, hailing war was to hail the struggle that would eliminate all others and establish, in a social Darwinist manner, the " New Order."
Saying the phrase in Germany today is a criminal offence punishable by up to three years of prison (StGB, section 86a). The same is true for expressions that might be mistaken for "Sieg Heil". Usage for art, teaching and science purposes is exempt from punishment.
The German word for "Swastika" is "Hackenkreuz." It is verboten (forbidden) to show the hackenkreuz in the public.
2007-05-20 20:21:29 · answer #1 · answered by Peaches 2 · 26⤊ 0⤋
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What does Seig Heil mean, literally?
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2015-02-02 11:31:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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Hey man u: it was me that said it to you and do you know why?Because you are a racist **** towards italian soccer fans and don't deny it because you have said some pretty nasty remarks in the past.And believe you me that I refer seig heil to you in comparison to the nazis who hated the jews and wiped them out.THAT is the impression you give me because of your racist remarks towards Italian soccer fans.The remarks you made in the past seem pretty hateful .And once you even denied you are racist.I refer this to Touzours who is an even bigger jealous crybaby than you are.ITALY has 4 world cups.No other team in europe has 4 world cups.A couple of times we took from the germans themselves.LONG LIVE ITALIA AND THE AZZURRI THE GREATEST AND BEST LOOKING SOCCER TEAM IN THE WORLD.VIVA ITALIAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
2016-04-10 02:31:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heil hitler
2017-03-30 12:31:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hail victory
Heil Greenbean
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieg_Heil
2007-05-20 20:17:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Yep,
Hail Victory is correct.
2007-05-20 20:36:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
It means "Hail to Victory"
See here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieg_Heil
Hope this helps!
2007-05-20 20:17:30 · answer #8 · answered by p37ry 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever watch HITLER, the Greatest story NEVER told, that was banned from YouTube, when it got to many viewers?
Hitler or Germany never ordered ANY jews to be gassed.
The last thing they wanted was a war!
Watch and decide yourselves.
2015-07-08 09:38:25 · answer #9 · answered by LE 1 · 1⤊ 9⤋
Heil = good luck, blessing.
Sieg (OHG Sigu) = victory.
So... it means... "victory -- good luck."
2013-10-20 17:06:52 · answer #10 · answered by 64' Gravissima 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋