Sieg Heil

English Etymology en de Sieg Heil, from de Sieg victory + de Heil, a common chant at political rallies in Nazi Germany, translating as “victory brings salvation” or alternatively as “salvation [to] victory” on the model of en Heil Hitler. Interjection en interjection Sieg Heil en historical The greeting de Sieg Heil, used by the Nazis, and by neo-Nazis and people comparing others to Nazis today. en 1971 Sydney Morrell Spheres of Influence 216 "Ti-to! Ti-to! Ti-to!" has exactly the same rhythm and resonance as "Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!" at the Nazi demonstrations, or "Du-ce! Du-ce! Du-ce!" in Fascist Italy. on en 1991 James Davison Hunter Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America 16 All of a sudden a number of the militant homosexuals stood up, raised their hands in a Nazi-style salute and began to chant "Sieg heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil!" Everyone in the room was paralyzed. How could they accuse us — those who suffered and died in the Holocaust — of being Nazis? en 1995 Terry H. Anderson The Movement and The Sixties 224 Tear gas floated into the Hilton, up the air vents, and into the suite of the Hubert Humphrey vice president, who was preparing his acceptance speech. On the street, chanting: "Sieg Heil, Sieg Heil, Sieg Heil," and "The Whole World Is Watching." en 2002 John Rodden Repainting the Little Red Schoolhouse: A History of Eastern German Education 202 And so, sometimes, did their direct effects. At many skinhead concerts, bands led fans in swastika flag-waving and chants of Sieg Heil! en 2004 Paul Taylor Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics 101 Then a few voices started to chant "Sieg heil! Sieg heil!", and these were joined by more voices, and gradually the whole assembly rose to its feet. en 2007-10-08 Harry Davis Palace of Crystal Arena books 9781906791056 The omnious vast regimented rallies we have all seen on television, with adoring crowds shouting Sieg heil! and saluting in unison, were now a feature of German social life. In 1933 Hitler was in a position to seize power. Derived terms en Sieg Heil salute Translations Nazi greeting Arabic: ar زِيج هَايْل zīg hāyl Bulgarian: bg зиг хайл Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 勝利萬歲 shènglì wànsuì German: de Sieg Heil Greek: el Ζήτω η Νίκη Hebrew: he זיג הייל zig hayl Hindi: hi ज़ीग हाइल Japanese: ja ジークハイル jīkuhairu Korean: ko 지크 하일 Marathi: mr झीक हाइल Persian: fa درود بر پیروزی dorôd bar pirôzi Russian: ru зиг хайль Swedish: sv hell seger Ukrainian: uk зіґ хайль Noun 1 en Sieg Heil salute Nazi salute. en 2000 Michael McClister The Fifth Day Double Deal New York, N.Y. w:Thomas Dunne Books 187 https://archive.org/details/doubledeal00mccl/page/187/mode/1up 0-312-26562-X In the other truck, Hi Hitler giggled piercingly, and the skinheads gave Sieg Heils. en 2012 Ada Wilson January 3rd 1990, 11am Red Army Faction Blues Pontefract, West Yorkshire Route 200 https://archive.org/details/redarmyfactionbl0000wils/page/200/mode/1up 978-1-901927-48-1 And Jerry, Jerry doing Sieg Heils around the stage then, in that crumpled suit. en 2015 Chris Carter; Richard Skelton Sidecar racers Chris Carter at Large: Stories from a Lifetime in Motorcycle Racing Poundbury, Dorset w:Veloce Publishing chapter 5 123–124 https://archive.org/details/chriscarteratlar0000rich/page/124/mode/1up 978-1-845840-91-4 One year they fell foul of the organisers at the West German Grand Prix in some way and they kept goose stepping around the paddock, snapping their heels and doing Sieg Heils. Verb 1 en intransitive To perform a Nazi salute, often while chanting Sieg Heil. 20 January 2025 Charlie Warzel Did He? Elon Musk either had a slipped-mask moment, or is supremely awkward. https://web.archive.org/web/20250121024457/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/01/musk-trump-inauguration-salute/681390/ (It’s worth noting that the video Musk posted of his speech did not show Musk performing the gesture head-on—it cut away to the crowd; a C-SPAN clip shows it in full, though.) Eventually, he will almost certainly deny that he Sieg heiled. Alternative forms en sieg-heil, en sieg heil en Nazism German Etymology health, victory. Pronunciation de /ziːk haɪ̯l/ de De-Sieg Heil.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Interjection de interjection de Nazism Sieg Heil Usage notes de Sieg Heil became the salute of the Nazi Party in the 1920s. It developed into the Nazi salute, the use of which was later made obligatory to all Germans in the Third Reich. After WWII, the public use of any form of the Hitler salute was criminalized in Germany and Austria. In Germany it is punishable with up to three years in prison. See also de deutscher Gruß de Heil Hitler de Hitlergruß de Petri Heil de Weidmanns Heil Further reading de Nazism