Finland airforce change their emblem

While the symbol was left off planes after World War Two, a swastika still featured in some Air Force unit emblems, unit flags and decorations - including on uniforms, a spokesperson for the Finnish air force told the BBC.

"As unit emblems are worn on uniform, it was considered impractical and unnecessary to continue using the old unit emblem, which had caused misunderstandings from time to time," the spokesperson said.
 
The swastika had a millenia old history before the Nazis corrupted and tarnished it.

In a way, I'm disappointed that they've bowed down and finally removed it, though I fully understand why they have done.

You'd hope that one day it wouldn't solely be associated with evil in the west.
 
The swastika had a millenia old history before the Nazis corrupted and tarnished it.

In a way, I'm disappointed that they've bowed down and finally removed it, though I fully understand why they have done.

You'd hope that one day it wouldn't solely be associated with evil in the west.
I get that Boro Ben as it’s extensively used through out the Far East and you also see it in the ruins at Pompeii.

but it’s still a bit weird the finish airforce thinking yes well just keep it after the whole little bloke from Austria tried take over the world thing.

did you see the badge in the article it’s not exactly subtle is it.
 
Supporters of a continued use of the symbol point out that there were no Nazis in 1918 so the air force's use of the swastika has nothing to do with Nazism.

However, while Eric von Rosen had no Nazi associations at the time of his 1918 gift, he did subsequently become a leading figure in Sweden's own national socialist movement in the 1930s. He was also a brother-in-law of senior German Nazi Herman Göring, and, according to Prof Teivainen, a personal friend of Hitler.
 
Theyve also stated that their future is much more than debating if an old symbol is worth keeping when it means so much to some people... I guess it's like old statues... yes we need to keep history but once its written we dont need to cling on to materialistic memories...
 
The swastika had a millenia old history before the Nazis corrupted and tarnished it.

In a way, I'm disappointed that they've bowed down and finally removed it, though I fully understand why they have done.

You'd hope that one day it wouldn't solely be associated with evil in the west.

Wasn't it at a different angle?
 
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