The swastika was the symbol of the Nazi's, But the it was also the symbol of the Finnish air force?

Question

Everyone associates the black swastika with the Nazi's However The symbol was also on the side of Finnish air planes during WW2 as they fought against the Russians , however their's was a blue swastika inside of a white circle, What dose the symbol stand for and what is it's history.

Answer 1

actually, the swastika and its inverse symbol, have both been used by many cultures all over the world for a very very long time...one example is the anasazi indians of the american southwest...clearly, they used it hundreds of years before anybody in Europe...and i'm sure it was even used by other groups before that...

Answer 2

The swastika existed thousands of years before the rise of the Nazis. Strangely enough, until the nazis gave it such a bad reputation is was widely used in Europe as it was a symbol of good luck which is why the Finnish planes used it as well.

The swastika emblem of the early Finnish Air Force has nothing to do with the Nazi Germany. It was the symbol of good fortune used by the Swedish Count Eric von Rosen who during the Finnish Civil War presented to the Finnish White Army its first aircraft on March 6th, 1918. The swastika was painted on the upper side and under side of the wings of the Thulin Parasol he brought from Sweden. The symbol was adopted by the Finnish Air Force to honour him.

You can still find that symbol worldwide with its old meaning of good luck or good blessing, except in Europe of course

Answer 3

The Finns during WW2 were German allies (although they considered themselves technically co-belligerents instead). They were reluctant allies to be sure, but faced with Russian invasion and Western indifference or inability to aid them, they turned to the only source of aid they could find. This might lead one to conclude that they adopted the swastika from their allies, however, the use of the Finnish swastika dates to 1918, well before the rise of the Nazi's in Germany.

The swastika seems to have originated with the first plane donated to the Finnish air force, it arrived decorated with swastika's which it's pilot considered a good luck charm (similar to its use in many Asian traditions)

Answer 4

The Nazis appropropriated the pagen Sun God symbol to underscore their belief in the white aryan race - each member being one ray of light - the out stretched hand salute meant one ray of the devine light. People think this belief is dead when the allies pounded the germans into rubble - but - witness the Millenium Celebration - Berlin had 1000 lasers pointed into the sky during their Millenium celebration - IE 1000 points of light. The swastika can be found on many temples around the world. The series "Raiders of the Lost Arc" was about the Nazi quest & search for the wisdom of the ancients in the far and middle east ..

Answer 5

Yes it was. It was also used by Lotta Svärd, an organisation of women who provided help in the means of food, clothing and nursing to our soldiers in the front lines. Brave, brave women.

I don't know the history of it in the Finnish airforce, but the swastika is an old symbol for Peace. It is used a lot by Buddhists.

Answer 6

The swastika was an old Sanskrit symbol for peace. The fact that it was used by both the Finns and the Nazis was purely coincidental.

Answer 7

The swastika was originally a symbol meaning good. The Nazis made it a symbol meaning bad for the world.

Answer 8

The history of the swastika goes back 3000 years. Check the link below if you want to know more.

Answer 9

In the nazi party flag, the red represented the socialist cause, the white represented the nationalist cause, and the swastika represented the triumph of the aryan man.

Answer 10

I don't know about that, but the native Americans used it as a symbol for power,and they reverse it,too.