Latvian "Fire Cross" insignia made its comeback!

[NickG]

Looks like the Latvians (under Nato) decided to bring back their "Fire Cross" insignia...

[Stossgruppe3]

Omg ....
Just look at that I'm surprised that was allowed to be passed ?
Especially in this day and age with all this political correctness bouncing around
Regards David

[NickG]

From the web:
The Latvian swastika is the Pērkoņkrusts or 'Thunder Cross' - "Fire Cross", the symbol of the god Pērkons...
and also used outside of the military...Here displayed during a National Hockey team event half time show...
(against Russia...causing a controversy of course!)

[NickG]

Omg ....
Just look at that I'm surprised that was allowed to be passed ?
Especially in this day and age with all this political correctness bouncing around
Regards David

Sidetracking a little bit but the Finns also have no problem with using it either apparently... Its a part of their history! (Finnish Airforce)

[Beersheba4thLH]

Latvian Army NATIONAL GUARD 22nd Infantry Battalion.

[Beersheba4thLH]

,,,

[helmuthunter]

Wow. I never knew that...:

[Askold]

It is not that the swastika tab is making a comeback. Latvia used the symbol of the Fire Cross way before the Nazis did. They used it in 19 C. they used it in the Latvian Republic in the 30;s and they are integrating it now again. It is not that Latvians are bringing back a "waffen ss" swastika, it is more like they are not afraid to use the symbol that was use in their culture for at least 200 years.

[Robert999]

The "Swastika" is one of the oldest symbols used by the Indo-European peoples. Among the ancient Germanics, the swastika was an alternate rune representing the god Thor/Donner. Von List wrote at length on the subject in his Secrets of the Runes.