an ancient symbol in the form of an equal-armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle, used especially in South Asia as a symbol of good luck or spirituality

the swastika in India is an ancient Hindu symbol

a symbol in the form of a black cross with each arm bent clockwise at a right angle, used as the emblem of the German Nazi party

a Nazi with swastikas on his sleeves

Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia had fallen under the shadow of the swastika