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Nazi salute

gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany
Thing gesture Q153271
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Summary

Nazi salute is a gesture[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of gesture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,980 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Germany[3]
  • Named after: Adolf Hitler[4]
  • Based on: Roman salute[5]
  • Subclass of: salute[6]
  • Commons category: Nazi salutes[7]
  • Used by: Nazi Party[8]
  • Different from: Bellamy salute[9]
  • Time period: Third Reich[10]

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Influence

Things named for Nazi salute include Heil Hitler[11], a musical work/composition[12].

Why It Matters

Nazi salute has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for it include Heil Hitler[11], a musical work/composition[12].

Related Entities

Adolf Hitler Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · ~2026-36985-58 · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → nazihilsen
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Great norwegian encyclopedia id: nazihilsen"
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