The swastika existed in Germanic paganism, and, for that matter, in the indigenous religions of nearly all peoples on the planet (including all Europeans). I won't argue that the Nazis perverted it, but the farthest they had to go to "borrow" the symbol was the culture of their own ancestors.
Manji is the symbol Hitler perverted into the Swastika.
Manji is basically a backwards swastika, if Im viewing it from a western perspective.
The swastika existed in Germanic paganism, and, for that matter, in the indigenous religions of nearly all peoples on the planet (including all Europeans). I won't argue that the Nazis perverted it, but the farthest they had to go to "borrow" the symbol was the culture of their own ancestors.
I got no clue about Germanic paganism history, but if you have a good source on it, I'd be happy to read it.