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geardaddy

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4. During the Second Sino-Japanese War

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Mon Dec 5, 2022, 03:37 PM

Dec 2022

which coincided with WWII, the Chinese version of the Red Cross was the Red Swastika Society.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Swastika_Society

Regarding Nazis in India, there was actually a faction in WWII who sided with the Empire of Japan and Germany who proposed independence from the UK. Subhas Chandra Bose was allied with both Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subhas_Chandra_Bose

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History of Swastika Understanding It's TRUE Meaning [View all] YoshidaYui Dec 2022 OP

My dad took me to the Springfield. MA armory in the late 60s. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2022 #1

It's remarkable that the symbol was common to both Asian and Indigenous American cultures. Mister Ed Dec 2022 #2

The historical aspects aside, the Nazis ruined it for the future. Chainfire Dec 2022 #3

During the Second Sino-Japanese War geardaddy Dec 2022 #4