(Afghanistan bound) German troops 'had Nazi symbol' (BBC)

[Eugene]

Last Updated: Thursday, 2 November 2006, 17:36 GMT

German troops 'had Nazi symbol'
By Steve Rosenberg
BBC News, Berlin

A German magazine has published a photograph showing a Nazi-like symbol
on a vehicle allegedly used by German troops bound for Afghanistan.

The defence ministry is investigating the photograph, published on Thursday
in the weekly magazine Stern.

-snip-

Now a new photograph in Stern shows a vehicle with a palm tree and an iron
cross painted onto it.

The symbol is reminiscent of that used by the German commander General
Erwin Rommel - the "Desert Fox" - in North Africa during World War II.

-snip-

Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6110518.stm

Earlier thread: Macabre Photos Disgrace German Military

[NOLADEM]

1. Yeah, something has always struck me as ironic when I hear about German Peacekeepers

Sort of like hearing about Chinese basketball or Jamaican bobsledding. Just not their bag.

Flame away.