After the National Guard system posted a picture on its Instagram accounts showing a man wearing a Nazi Schutzstaffel ( SS) Totenkopf bone piece, the US Army is looking into the 20th Special Forces Group.
Army Times reported that the 20th Special Forces Group, stationed in Birmingham, Alabama, posted the controversial image Sunday on Instagram, composing,” That trip experience. Like the rest of your trip. Do n’t stop training. Do n’t get complacent”.
A photo of the National Guard unit’s blog, which has been deleted from the 20th Special Forces Group’s bill, can be seen in a blog on X, previously Online.
The original article for the National Guard unit was removed after numerous social media users criticized the Totenkopf piece, which was displayed on a soldier’s device as a result of the flag’s use by the Nazis during World War II.
In a statement obtained by Army Times, Maj. Russell Gordon, spokesman for the 1st Special Forces Command, said,” The use of images and edges depicting historical pictures of hatred is never tolerated and is clearly against our values.” We are now conducting an investigation into the position.
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The Alabama National Guard is working with the 1st Special Forces Command to evaluate the current event, according to Mack Muzio, a spokesperson for the National Guard.
The Anti- Defamation League lists the Totenkopf on the group’s love characters collection. According to the Anti- Defamation League’s business, the Totenkopf “is German for’ death’s mind’ or bone and usually refers to a bone- and- crossbones image”.
During World War II, the image was used by the SS- Totenkopfverbande, a Nazi section that was concerned for guarding concentration camps, according to the site. According to the site of the Anti-Defamation League, the Totenkopf is still being used” as a symbol of love” today.
In an Instagram speech on Wednesday, the 20th Special Forces Group released a statement, saying,” The use of images and areas depicting historical images of love are never tolerated within our business”.
The 20th Special Forces Group emphasized that the National Guard product was going to “ensure transparency” for the findings of the ongoing research and claimed it had “focus on maintaining accountability” in the fleet’s development.
The unit added,” We are focused on commitment to our families, teams and nation, accountability in enforcing standards, and trust that we are consistently learning”.
