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Include Elon Musk using the Nazi salute?

This might be good for a modern example of the salute being used. https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/20/20/SEI236719251.jpg?quality=75&width=1250&crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&auto=webp — Preceding unsigned comment added by SlapperDapper (talk • contribs) 20:33, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Clear cut example. Needs to be added. 2601:8C1:8280:410:D139:9A48:2620:CEFE (talk) 05:21, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I by no means support Elon. But his gesture isn't a proper Nazi salute. In almost all pictures from Nazi Germany, where the salute is done, the extended hand is pointing to the direction of the chest of the saluter. Elon's salute was pointing quite a bit sideways.

I think it is inspired by the Nazi salute but it isn't the same. Tommuli (talk) 06:24, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Legality in Poland

Statement that the Nazi salute is a criminal offence in Poland not accurate. From what I see the given source doesn't even mention Poland. In reality there is no law in Poland about the Nazi salute itself. It's a criminal offence to "publically propagate fascist or other totalitarian form of government" (Article 256 of Polish Penal Code).Monsieur empereur (talk) 20:43, 22 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Sieg Heil!" ('Hail victory!')

The German "Heil" does not carry the same connotations of the English "hail". Whereas "hail" is most commonly used as a greeting or a salute, "Heil" translates more accurately as "salvation" or "good health". A more accurate translation therefore is "Victory brings salvation" or "Victory is salvation". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sieg_Heil JMGN (talk) 23:59, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

English "Hail" also means "good health", as in "hail and hearty". In any case, to make a change of this sort you would need a citations from a reliable source. !Beyond My Ken (talk)

What did Hitler say when saluting? ("Heil Hitler" or something else?)

Apokrif (talk) 20:45, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

no redirect for houthis

There is no redirect to the Houthis wiki page when it mentions them doing the salute. I've only recently used Wikipedia as anything more than an encyclopedia, so excuse me if I am misusing the talk page or something.

Edit: Just did something about it, not really sure what is going to happen now, but here we go. CeasefireNow (talk) 02:07, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Heil mein Führer!" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Heil mein Führer! has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 April 17 § Heil mein Führer! until a consensus is reached. Deauthorized. ^(talk) 16:08, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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There is a typo under the Houthi movement section. "Tslogan" should be corrected to "slogan". 148.252.146.187 (talk) 21:16, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Skynxnex (talk) 22:32, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This description is not correct

The hand starts from your side not your shoulder 2601:408:4201:6040:45DD:F2D8:5927:19ED (talk) 00:56, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]