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alanint · 02-11-2010, 05:03 PM

The 45th. Infantry division wore this patch prior to WW2, as their lineage was the Southwest, they chose a Navajo good luck symbol, the swastika. They later renamed themselves the Thunderbird Division, to continue the navajo simbolism without the onus of the cross the nazis corrupted.....

suum cuique · 02-11-2010, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by alanint

The 45th. Infantry division wore this patch prior to WW2, as their lineage was the Southwest, they chose a Navajo good luck symbol, the swastika. They later renamed themselves the Thunderbird Division, to continue the navajo simbolism without the onus of the cross the nazis corrupted.....

here is the old the the new patch of the 45th Inf Div.

Norme · 02-11-2010, 08:52 PM

Thanks Andy, I learn something every day! Regards, Norm

suum cuique · 02-12-2010, 09:46 PM

http://www.45thdivisionmuseum.com/Hi...underbird.html

and more US swastika patches:

http://www.insigne.org/Swastika-I.htm

02-12-2010, 09:46 PM	#4
suum cuique User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MD / Currently about 9000 klicks east of the Potomac Posts: 497 Thanks: 108 Thanked 47 Times in 35 Posts	45th Inf Div - History of the swastica patch http://www.45thdivisionmuseum.com/Hi...underbird.html and more US swastika patches: http://www.insigne.org/Swastika-I.htm __________________ Regards, Andy There's No Place Like Home (Wizard Of Oz)

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02-11-2010, 05:03 PM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	The 45th. Infantry division wore this patch prior to WW2, as their lineage was the Southwest, they chose a Navajo good luck symbol, the swastika. They later renamed themselves the Thunderbird Division, to continue the navajo simbolism without the onus of the cross the nazis corrupted.....

02-11-2010, 08:52 PM	#3
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Thanks Andy, I learn something every day! Regards, Norm