Sieg Heil facts
While investigating facts about Sieg Heil, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The nazi Sieg Heil was ridiculed by some people. Since "heil" is also the imperative of the German verb "heilen" ("to heal"), a common joke in Nazi Germany was to reply with "Is he sick?", "Am I a doctor?", or "You heal him!"
An HK TV station ran a 2-page ad featuring Hitler puns: "had Hitler been able to advertise on the station, total domination could be assured", "people would sieg heil from Shanghai to Guangzhou." "Contact the station before you come up with your final solution"
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 6 of the best facts about Sieg Heil I managed to collect.
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A Swedish viking metal band Ultima Thule stopped a concert midway because someone in the audience was doing a sieg heil. They didn't want to be associated with that.
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A popular marching song in Nazi Germany "Sieg Heil Viktoria" was the march of the Waffen SS and was very popular at the time.
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A popular marching song of the Nazi period "Sieg Heil Victoria" was the official hymn of the SS.
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Last year, a German headmistress blurted out 'sieg heil' at a school race, translating to 'hail victory', but which is generally illegal, with or without a Nazi salute. A teacher asked "How am I supposed to plausibly stop my pupils from using Nazi slogans when our boss is leading the way?"
