# Nazis and the arts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazis-and-the-arts/769331>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 22, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazis-and-the-arts/769331 "2016-10-22T14:06:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Vicsage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e68b1a/32.png) [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazis-and-the-arts/769331/1 "2016-10-22T14:06:34Z")

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It seems that the arts owe the Nazis a debt of thanks. It seems every other movie that deals with actual events involves Nazis and WWII. There were multiple Star Trek episodes involving Nazis. Every time travel program always goes back and spends time in WWII. The clothing by the Empire in Star Wars is clearly based on SS uniforms, Which by the way were really much cooler that the Allies. Is there any other time period that movies spend so much time in?

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazis-and-the-arts/769331/2 "2016-10-22T17:30:21Z")

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> [@Vicsage](#):
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> Is there any other time period that movies spend so much time in?

America’s Old West? :dubious:

(Nazi uniforms, BTW, were designed by Hugo Boss.)

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**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazis-and-the-arts/769331/3 "2016-10-23T04:17:13Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> (Nazi uniforms, BTW, were designed by Hugo Boss.)

That’s a myth. [Hugo Boss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Boss_(fashion_designer)) was a Nazi, and he ran a sweatshop using slave labour that manufactured uniforms for the Nazis, but he did not design them.

[Karl Diebitsch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Diebitsch) designed Nazi uniforms.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazis-and-the-arts/769331/4 "2016-10-23T05:10:30Z")

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Nobody owes the Nazis a debt of thanks. For _anything._

But, yeah. Those were some sharp duds.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazis-and-the-arts/769331/5 "2016-10-23T09:35:02Z")

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> [@Shakester](#):
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> That’s a myth. [Hugo Boss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Boss_(fashion_designer)) was a Nazi, and he ran a sweatshop using slave labour that manufactured uniforms for the Nazis, but he did not design them.
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> [Karl Diebitsch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Diebitsch) designed Nazi uniforms.

Wow! :eek: