# The Nazi (Hitler) salute

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nazi-hitler-salute/584045>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 2, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nazi-hitler-salute/584045 "2011-06-02T03:53:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nazi-hitler-salute/584045/21 "2011-06-03T03:49:43Z")

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> [@Derleth](#):
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> One can only imagine his reaction to “Hi, Hitler!”
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> Probably blew his top.

Guessing he wasn’t a fan of [this guy](http://www.milk.com/wall-o-shame/hi_hitler.html)…

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**Author:** ![brocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@brocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brocks)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nazi-hitler-salute/584045/22 "2011-06-03T05:11:46Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> Didn’t one of the Nazis on \*Hogan’s Heroes \*do a rather bored, Hitleresque salute all the time? Maybe Gen. Burkhalter?

So refreshing to see someone using a more authoritative source than Wikipedia.

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