The Nazi Bear

03Dec07

The Nazi Bear

Germany, 1948. The Nazi bear. As I understand it, this character was used in the PR campaign during World War II.


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  1. 1 ian in hamburg on December 3, 2007 said:

    Whose PR campaign? The Germans? If so, the war ended in 1945.

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  2. 2 packphour on December 3, 2007 said:

    I’m aware of that.

    As soon as I find an official link I will post it. I was hoping some of my overseas friends could help with more information.

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  3. 3 Jessica on December 3, 2007 said:

    I know you asked me about this today and I said I had no clue…but what’s interesting is that the Bear is still the symbol in Germany – specifically Berlin. I think it was probably a symbol used prior to the War, but maybe died out for a bit afterwards as a result of being used to build nationalism/patriotism/loyalty during the Nazi days. The Bear is probably a sign for Berlin and Germany…which was still used under the Nazi party. In other words, I’m not so sure it’s a symbol of Nazi propaganda as it is German pride. Just an idea…

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  4. 4 packphour on December 3, 2007 said:

    Jessica: What I heard is that it was used during the Wehrmacht era (1935 – 1945). However, since I can’t find something official, your idea sounds a lot more likely.

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  5. 5 Jessica on December 4, 2007 said:

    Well, it was just an idea. ..so don’t give me that much credit just yet. There is no factual basis to anything I just said except the bear being a symbol of Berlin.

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