![]() ![]() It was adopted in the 1930s by the Nazi Party to signal obedience to the party's leader, Adolf Hitler, and to glorify the German nation (and later the German war effort). 'Hail Hitler!', IPA: ( listen)), "Heil, mein Führer!" ('Hail, my leader!'), or "Sieg Heil!" ('Hail victory!'). Usually, the person offering the salute would say " Heil Hitler!" ( lit. The salute is performed by extending the right arm from the shoulder into the air with a straightened hand. The Nazi salute, also known as the Hitler salute (German: Hitlergruß, lit.'Hitler greeting', IPA: ( listen) also called by the Nazi Party deutscher Gruß, 'German greeting', IPA: ( listen)), or the Sieg Heil salute, is a gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany. ![]() Members of the Hitler Youth in Berlin performing the Nazi salute at a rally in 1933
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