Mysterious fascist symbols in the German forest

Decades after a swastika symbol typical of Nazi soldiers appeared in a forest in Germany, its origins are still a mystery without an answer.

The swastika symbol in the forest near Brandenburg, Germany was first discovered by accident. According to German website Der Spiegel, a perspective corporate intern saw the Nazi emblem, forming about 140 larch trees, considering aerial photographs of irrigation systems. pepper of the region.

The fascist symbol was obvious in the fall, when the larch trees began to change color, in a clear contrast to the surrounding pine trees that still maintained the green color. For a long time, many people tried to decipher this mystery as well as other swastika symbols in the forest but failed.

Local officials first attempted to remove the fascist symbol in the forest near Brandenburg in the 1990s, according to Reuters. The exposition of Nazi symbols is considered illegal in peaceful Germany, so the workers cut down the larch trees "culprits" , but they eventually grow back.

The Nazi symbol of the swastika is clearly visible in the forest near Brandenburg in the fall, when the larch trees change color compared to the other pine trees around.(Photo: Huffington Post)

In 2000, German officials made a second attempt to destroy the symbol of fascism by using a chainsaw to the root of 25 of the larch trees. At that time, Jens-Uwe Schade, spokesperson for the Brandenburg Environment Ministry, declared: "The indiscriminate nature of the Nazi symbol formed from larch trees must be eliminated. We present have cut 25 trees and hope that will eliminate the problem ".

The BBC reported that the trees that formed the swastika symbol could be planted as a birthday present for Adolf Hitler's fascist during World War II. However, Der Spiegel mentioned another hypothesis that this Nazi symbol could be a gift to thank the old regime for building a road for a neighboring village.

Meanwhile, reports of other forest appear Nazi symbols also appear more. For example, in the town of Wiesbaden-Naurod, throughout the era of national socialism there were always rumors about a giant swastika symbol. And most recently, in 2006, the US New York Times reported on the "Eki Naryn swastika" phenomenon, a Nazi symbol of about 183 meters wide, formed from trees near the Himalayas in Kyrgyzstan.

In the case of 2006, there are also many conflicting theories to explain the incident. Some argue that German prisoners of war planted such trees in retaliation for the Soviets who captured them. Others said that Kyrgyz workers were tricked by a fascist boss to plant trees in swastika, according to The Times. Things became more and more confusing when a local tour guide was even determined, he was told that the trees were planted as fascist symbols as a goodwill expression between Stalin and Hitler in the 1930s.

Whatever the origin, the fate of swastika symbols in the forest seems to depend on how local officials consider them harmless or potentially harmful. The Times reported that Kyrgyz people seem to be divided about whether or not to keep the trees. This is completely different from Brandenburg officials, who are worried that the forest can become a sacred place to worship fascism.