Nazi Germany
Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, but the Weimar eagle was retained until 1935. The Nazi Party used a rather aggressively styled black eagle above a highly stylised oak wreath, with a swastika at its centre. When the eagle is looking to its left shoulder, it symbolises the Nazi party, and was therefore called the Parteiadler. After 1935 the Nazis introduced their party symbol as the national insignia (Hoheitszeichen) as well. This version symbolises the country (Reich), and was therefore called the Reichsadler. It can be distinguished from the Parteiadler because the eagle is looking to its right shoulder. The emblem was established by a regulation made by Adolf Hitler, November 1, 1935:
To express the unity of party and state in relation to their emblems too, I decide:Article 1 The reich holds as emblem of its nationality the national emblem of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
Article 2 The national emblems of the Wehrmacht remain intact.
Article 3 The announcement concerning the imperial coat of arms and the imperial eagle (Reichsgesetzbl. Pg 1877) is cancelled.
Article 4 In agreement with the Representative of the Führer, the Reich Minister of the Interior will enact the regulations necessary to implement article 1. —The Führer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler (and others), Regulation concerning the national emblem of the reich of November 5, 1935
Hitler added on March 7, 1936, that:
In relation to the Regulation concerning the national emblem of the reich of November 5, 1935, article 1 I decide: The national emblem of the Reich shows the swastika, surrounded by an oak wreath, on the oak wreath an eagle with spread wings. The head of the eagle is turned to the right. For the heraldic design of the national emblem, the included patterns are decisive. The artistic design is varied for each special purpose. —The Führer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler (and others), Regulation concerning the design of the national emblem of the reich of March 7, 1936| Insignia during Nazi-rule (1935–1945) |
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| The Reichsadler during the time of Nazi rule, representing Nazi Germany as a national insignia (Hoheitszeichen) since 1935. |
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