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Western use of the Swastika in the early 20th century
The swastika (gammadion, "fylfot") symbol became a popular symbol of luck in the Western world in the early 20th century, prior to its adoption by Nazi Germany in the 1930s. The term swastika is first attested in English in 1871, and first refers to the Nazi emblem in 1932.
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