File:Sikh soldier with captured Swastika flag.jpg

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Summary

Description A Sikh soldier of the 4th Division (the Red Eagles) of the Indian Army, attached to the British Fifth Army in Italy. Holding a captured Hakenkreuz (Hooked Cross) after the surrender of German forces in Italy, May 1945. Behind him, a fascist inscriptions says "VIVA IL DUCE", "Long live the Duce" (i.e. Mussolini).
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This image shows (or resembles) a symbol that was used by the National Socialist (NSDAP/Nazi) government of Germany or an organization closely associated to it, or another party which has been banned by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.

The use of insignia of organizations that have been banned in Germany (like the Nazi swastika or the arrow cross) may also be illegal in Austria, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, France, Brazil, Israel, Ukraine, Russia and other countries, depending on context. In Germany, the applicable law is paragraph 86a of the criminal code (StGB), in Poland – Art. 256 of the criminal code (Dz.U. 1997 nr 88 poz. 553).

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An Indian soldier holds a captured German flag after the surrender of German forces in Italy, May 1945.

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May 1945

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09:28, 12 May 2008662 × 535 (44 KB)Relata refero{{Information |Description=A Sikh soldier of the 4th Division (the Red Eagles) of the Indian Army, attached to the British Fifth Army in Italy. Holding a captured swastika after the surrender of German forces in Italy, May 1945 |Source=bharat-rakshak

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    • República Social Italiana
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    • Exèrcit indi britànic
  • Usage on es.wikipedia.org
    • República Social Italiana
  • Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
    • Histoire de l'Inde pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale
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    • Wiktionnaire:Questions sur les mots/juillet 2023
  • Usage on gl.wikipedia.org
    • República Social Italiana
  • Usage on gu.wikipedia.org
    • શીખ રેજિમેન્ટ
  • Usage on he.wikipedia.org
    • הדיוויזיה הרביעית (הודו)
    • יחסי גרמניה–הודו
  • Usage on it.wikipedia.org
    • Caduta della Repubblica Sociale Italiana
  • Usage on ml.wikipedia.org
    • രണ്ടാം ലോകമഹായുദ്ധത്തിൽ ഇന്ത്യ
  • Usage on pl.wikipedia.org
    • British Indian Army
  • Usage on pnb.wikipedia.org
    • دوسری جنگ عظیم وچ ہندوستان
    • ہندوستانی فوج تے جنگ عظیم دوم
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    • Siques
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    • Британская Индия во Второй мировой войне
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    • భారతదేశ చరిత్ర
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    • Британська Індія в Другій світовій війні
  • Usage on ur.wikipedia.org
    • دوسری جنگ عظیم میں ہندوستان
    • ہندوستانی فوج اور جنگ عظیم دوم

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