SS runes

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SS runes are a stylized double-sig rune insignia used by the Schutzstaffel (SS), symbolizing Nazi ideology and now widely recognized as a hate symbol.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi symbol
extremist symbol
far-right symbol
hate symbol
insignia
symbol
associatedWith Holocaust
antisemitism
crimes against humanity
fascism
neo-Nazism
racism
war crimes
white supremacy
bannedIn Austria
Germany
basedOn Armanen runes
Sig rune
considered unconstitutional symbol in Germany
designedAs double Sig rune
fullFormOf Schutzstaffel insignia
languageOfLabel German
recognizedAs Nazi symbol
extremist symbol
hate symbol
recognizedBy Anti-Defamation League
human rights organizations
law enforcement agencies
restrictedIn several European countries
scriptOrigin runic alphabet-inspired design
symbolOf Nazi ideology
Nazism
SS organization
Schutzstaffel
usedBy Allgemeine SS
Nazi Germany
SS-Totenkopfverbände
Schutzstaffel
Waffen-SS
far-right extremist groups
neo-Nazi groups
white supremacist groups
usedDuring World War II
usedIn Nazi propaganda
usedOn SS collar tabs
SS flags
SS headgear
SS uniforms
SS vehicles
visualForm two parallel lightning-bolt-like runes

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nazism
associatedWithSymbol
Schutzstaffel
symbol

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