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The 1938 [[Apollon Athens FC|Apollon Athens]] team that earned the nickname ''Light Brigade''. Standing (L-R): Hadjisavvas, Damalas, Gregoriadis, Stratos, Pananos. Bottom row (L-R): Hadjivasilis, Gizoris, Vouvoudakis, Giakoumakis | The 1938 [[Apollon Athens FC|Apollon Athens]] team that earned the nickname ''Light Brigade''. Standing (L-R): Hadjisavvas, Damalas, Gregoriadis, Stratos, Pananos. Bottom row (L-R): Hadjivasilis, Gizoris, Vouvoudakis, Giakoumakis | ||
| − | Notice the angled cross ([[tetraskele]]) a common | + | Notice the insignia, an angled cross ([[tetraskele]]), a symbol common in antiquity Greece. The team later dropped it to avoid association with Nazi Germany and Hitler, who monopolized it as a national symbol (read: [http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swastika/a/swastikahistory.htm The History of the Swastika]). |
Latest revision as of 19:09, November 3, 2005
The 1938 Apollon Athens team that earned the nickname Light Brigade. Standing (L-R): Hadjisavvas, Damalas, Gregoriadis, Stratos, Pananos. Bottom row (L-R): Hadjivasilis, Gizoris, Vouvoudakis, Giakoumakis
Notice the insignia, an angled cross (tetraskele), a symbol common in antiquity Greece. The team later dropped it to avoid association with Nazi Germany and Hitler, who monopolized it as a national symbol (read: The History of the Swastika).
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