However, the surge of popularity was thanks to the Nazi Party which adopted it as a symbol in 1929. After Hitler came to power in 1933, a right-facing 45 degree rotated swastika was incorporated into the Nazi party flag, which was made the state flag of Germany during Nazism.
This symbol was established and used as Nazi propaganda throughout several countries after Hitler’s reign of terror started expanding. In fact, even a forest in northeastern Germany has a patch of larch trees covering 3,600 m2 area of pine forest that resemble a Nazi swastika! There are many different theories of who might’ve planted there; however, the German government did not notice this until 1992! And they did not remove it until 2000
It has been suggested that it was laid out in 1937 by locals to prove their loyalty after a businessman in the area was denounced and sent to a concentration camp by the Nazi Party for listening to the BBC. Another theory is that a zealous forester convinced local Hitler Youth members to plant the trees in commemoration of Adolf Hitler's birthday. One source maintains it was planted by a warden, either out of support for the Hitler regime, or due to an order from state officials.
For a few weeks every year in the autumn and in the spring, the colour of the larch leaves would change, contrasting with the deep green of the pine forest. The short duration of the effect combined with the fact that the image could only be discerned from the air and the relative scarcity of privately owned aeroplanes in the area meant that the swastika went largely unnoticed after the fall of the Nazi Party. During the subsequent Communist period, Soviet authorities reportedly knew of its existence but made no effort to remove it. However, in 1992, the reunified German government ordered aerial surveys of all state-owned land. The photographs were examined by forestry students, who immediately noticed the design.
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