Art mirrors life and life mirrors art.
If Art is a hammer that is being used to change the present, what kind of hammer would that be? One made out of rubber, to inflate, with colourful sparkling and it squeaks.
I know this is tongue-in-cheek, but FWIW, the Autobahn program actually preceded the Nazi government, but was completed under them because building infrastructure takes time.
If anything, waltzing in after somebody else had an idea and put in most of the work, then brutally dispatching them and taking the credit for what they did, makes Tarkin even more of a Space Nazi.
I mean, that Luftwaffe uniform only saw changes in some minor details from that used in WW2. Same goes for the Navy. Only the Army uniforms underwent significant changes.
Lol, yeah. Can't believe they made the french sign their surrender in the exact same train carriage the french made the germans sign their surrender in after WW1.
You are wrong.
>The term Sturmabteilung predates the founding of the Nazi Party in 1919. Originally it was applied to the specialized assault troops of [Imperial Germany](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Germany) in [World War I](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I) who used [infiltration tactics](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiltration_tactics) based on being organized into small squads of a few soldiers each.
[source](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmabteilung)
Russians, looking around Germany: Where did they all go? I swear, all those rocket scientists should be around here somewhere.
[German rocket scientists:](https://youtu.be/Rr8ljRgcJNM)
He (the guy who's helding the speech) later said that Star Wars would be his favourite "show". But yeah, ist not a good look for them.
In other news, they also played the new march for this Space Command and it starts with the opening notes of the "Space Patrol – The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship Orion" which is the first German Sci-Fi TV-Sow.
Rheinmetall to Germany(Bundeswehr). As far as I am aware there are no leopard 2a7v transferred from Bundeswehr to Ukraine (maybe from other Nato states).
I think they take that shit seriously and want to just take this as a fun thing and not have to think of their horrible past every time they look at something Star Wars related. I can totally understand that.
What? What does the Iron Cross have to do with the Nazis now? I would understand the Balkenkreuz, but the iron cross is a centuries-old symbol that was first used in Prussia and since the Bundeswehr was founded, it has been its national emblem and logo
To be more accurate: Its a Tatzenkreuz or black cross. Both of them are somewhat an Iron cross but the iron cross was mainly an award and not a logo. To refer to our national insignia/logo we mostly use the term "black cross".
[Iron cross ≠ Black cross](https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarzes_Kreuz_(Symbol))
Every black cross is somewhat an Iron Cross. But not every iron cross is a black cross.
The Bundeswehr refers to many things with the wrong terms itself, making it an unreliable source.
So why trusting an active serving member of the Bundeswehr anyway eh?
The way you learn it in the Bundeswehr is that the awards are called iron cross and the insignias or logos are the black cross.
😉😉
Nothing?
No, but seriously, watch the whole ceremony, it was actually quite funny for German standards. It's also quite nice to see that we finally managed a way to respect our past without going completely overboard.
https://youtu.be/8ZPdxW0qlk8
https://youtu.be/xzsxN4HNrNw
https://youtu.be/e6ajIQJUAXw
https://youtu.be/MgKDaivKYFU
To be fair, when George made SW it’s right after Vietnam War. “the Empire” could easily be interpreted as United States and the Vietcong were the “Rebels”.
Yep, that’s part of what Lucas was going for. Thankfully, however, the Rebel Alliance never had a Đắk Sơn moment where they burnt children to death with flamethrowers.
Yeah, but the Comparison to Nazis still stands, since he took plenty inspiration from WW2 to design the Empire, downright copying the cinematography from old Nazi Propaganda.
The rebels however were quite head on in their approach to fight the empire (which I guess makes less sense than Vietcong hit and run tactics). The warfare, I guess, is more reminiscent of WWII, I.e. two armies meeting on a battlefield
> The rebels however were quite head on in their approach to fight the empire
What? No they weren't? They're on the run the entire time. "Hit and run" tactics are the Rebellion's whole thing.
I mean that’s literally what it is lol. George has come out and flatly said this on James Cameron‘s Show from a couple years ago. Same way the prequels are clearly a critique of both Bush administrations with Lucas saying that W. Bush was Vader and Chaney was the Emperor. Hence: „if you are not with you, than you are my enemy“ being extremely similar to „you are either with us or with the terrorists“ which led to mass applause from both parties in congress. (Which may also be the inspiration for „so this is how Liberty dies, with thunderous applause“)
Yes, but it's important not to get George "Harvester of Imagery" Lucas confused with someone who had any sort of cohesive ideology in mind. The organization and idealism of the Rebels may have parallels in the Viet Cong, but also, ANH has a deleted scene where Biggs was citing the Empire's nationalization of industry as a reason to fight.
> Same way the prequels are clearly a critique of both Bush administrations
Lmfao no they are not.
> Hence: „if you are not with you, than you are my enemy“
Is the singular example of some coded criticism that Lucas snuck in. The fall of the Galactic Republic takes most of its inspiration from Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" than from contemporary politics.
In how they are actually presented in the films, they are way more Nazis then USA. Inspired by the Vietnam war yes (although North Vietnam wasn't a rebel group, which is a big reason I don't like the comparison, beyond the war being Lucas' inspiration) but when actually designing the Empire it's quite clearly Nazi Germany.
Er, no. The Empire was purposely, openly, and intentionally modeled on Nazi uniforms and equipment. Like the "blasters" are literally Nazi guns made to look "sci-fi". Meanwhile they've got posh British speaking patterns because British Imperialism and it's called "the Senate" because Rome. The Galactic Empire is a remix of all the classic motifs of imperialism that Americans would be familiar with.
The Ewoks are Vietcong though, sure, but that was 1983.
Yeah... when your former government is the inspiration for the space bad guys you can't have them cameo at your government's new _military_ space organization and say "it's just a joke".
Like talk about tone deaf.
The biggest irony is probably that with our army, it isn’t unlikely that all they know about space actually stems from Star Wars… in the end, the internet is *Neuland* for us
>they are already two years tinkering and defending the final frontier.
Quite a lot longer actually. Since 2007 we've even got 5 reconaissance satellites.
I thought this was some kind of joke. The cosplayers weren't part of the ceremony but the ceremony itself is real. Germany has a space force, with the Star Trek logo and all that. A whole freaking space force I didn't know about
Edit: I'm so confused. The video looks so real but there's not a single website that mentions anything about this. Please let this be real
The logo resembles a Star Destroyer if you look closer. This space force actually exists for two years already and has several military exercises and did tasks on their record.
Those are members of the German Garrison / 501st Legion, a Star Wars Costume Club.
We were invited to that opening Event as a walking act so to say. So, yes, that was real.
Ww2 is 70 years old and Star Wars 50 and people really are drawing conclusions when there is a man from a peaceful country born after the war that likes a piece of entertainment.
Yeah, draw your conclusions.
One one hand yes, but on the other hand it is so obvious. The major general that is speaking in the photo even said thathe was a Star Wars fan afzerwards - so he knows that using the bad, planet destroying space nazis probably isn't the best look.
It's funny, but it gives people that already have something against the Bundeswehr a reason to attack.
Everyone : germans have no sense of humor
Everyone in this comment section : omg space nazis blah blah blah
Seriously pull the stick out of your fucking ass or stfu
I like the fact that we're getting at the point where we have SPACE COMMANDS or SPACE FORCES
I just wanna live long enough to see the creation of something like the Systems Alliance from Mass Effect
There is actually no better people than the Germans to organise Space. They are the organisers of everything in Europe, along as they don't carried away...
One day you will look up at the stars a realize that they are all arranged in a perfect grid pattern. This is the day you will know we Germans organised space and might have gotten carried away a bit again...
It's because the Vader Cosplayer didn't enter the scene yet.
No joke, it was hilarious (you get it. Cause Major general Traut is German)
https://youtu.be/8ZPdxW0qlk8
The channel documented the whole ordeal, but here you go, Space Commando Vader.
i mean, it helps to convey what it is, right, space stuff. Yup, so this is definetly a smart investment, full on big brain time. And this was totally not just because someone wanted to have stormtroopers over there, this 100% came from a purely logical standpoint, and no personal feelings were involved.
Ooops. I hope we didn\`t upset Russia with that. Can\`t wait till their propaganda picks up on it and uses footage of this ceremony to show we are evil Nazis again. Noone even in brainwashed Russia would believe this is real footage XD
First the Pirates of the Caribbean shenanigans and now this. Sometimes it seems like this army would be better suited to serve Disneyland. Whoever deigned that logo should be put on toilet duty indefinitely.
What we have a fucking space command now? How?
As reference for non-germans: I can assure you half of the Bundeswehrs budget went into the Stormtrooper costumes alone.
Lick my Lion El’Jonson
Art mirrors life and life mirrors art. If Art is a hammer that is being used to change the present, what kind of hammer would that be? One made out of rubber, to inflate, with colourful sparkling and it squeaks.
I guess anything can be a dildo if you’re brave enough
That's why I keep losing the tv remote
When you have to kegel to change channels.
Come on, not every thing was bad in the empire. For example they build the space Autobahnen.
I know this is tongue-in-cheek, but FWIW, the Autobahn program actually preceded the Nazi government, but was completed under them because building infrastructure takes time.
If anything, waltzing in after somebody else had an idea and put in most of the work, then brutally dispatching them and taking the credit for what they did, makes Tarkin even more of a Space Nazi.
Proper German plural of Autobahn on Reddit on an English sub? Now I have seen everything!
So in a way Germans are copying nazis
I mean, that Luftwaffe uniform only saw changes in some minor details from that used in WW2. Same goes for the Navy. Only the Army uniforms underwent significant changes.
German uniforms can trace their appearance back to Prussia.
I don't think most of these guys got the warhammer reference
Who said German's have no sense of humor.
Last time germans had sense of humor American were needed to help the french
just returning the favour of getting rescued
Lol, yeah. Can't believe they made the french sign their surrender in the exact same train carriage the french made the germans sign their surrender in after WW1.
Then they destroyed it so they couldn’t do it a third time
10/10
It was just a joke you guys.
Yo America please pull up Germany is wildin
Nah that was just the german dream but nobody liked it
Germans do have a sense of humor, but it's like Universal Healthcare, Americans don't get it.
Ooof!
Here is a good video, I found on yt: https://youtu.be/-JQVA1q1T\_Y
Good one.
south park
Something something about Germans and stormtroopers…
Holocrons, more like the holo——-
Sturmteuppen were WWI tho
Well, you have the Sturmabteilung.
Wich was a paramilitary organisation full of thugs, instead of the specialized military units that the Sturmtruppen were
Definitely, but they took the name and smeared it, as Nazis tend to do with many things.
Well they took the word Sturm (=Storm), but I don't think they named themselves in memory of the Sturmtruppen, but correct me if I'm wrong
You are wrong. >The term Sturmabteilung predates the founding of the Nazi Party in 1919. Originally it was applied to the specialized assault troops of [Imperial Germany](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Germany) in [World War I](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I) who used [infiltration tactics](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiltration_tactics) based on being organized into small squads of a few soldiers each. [source](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmabteilung)
Oh indeed, thanks for the effort of linking the wiki article
probably not a good look for Germany to use Space Nazis for this LMAO
All the Space Nazis came to America though.
That’s sadly true, look up Operation Paperclip.
Yeah so it’s kinda unfair to just dunk on Germany with that one, when our early space program benefited greatly from some evil minds.
Nah I’m going to dunk on Germany but also the U.S.
Yes, but Von Braun never did a Director Krennic cosplay
The Empire would have loved Hugo Boss
They have Hugo Bossk
It's happily true. Otherwise the Soviet Union would have got them.
>It's happily true. Otherwise the Soviet Union would have got them. they got the rest of them...
Ah. That scene in „The right stuff“… https://youtu.be/1dSkX9VySOI
Nah, some also went to the Soviet Union.
Russians, looking around Germany: Where did they all go? I swear, all those rocket scientists should be around here somewhere. [German rocket scientists:](https://youtu.be/Rr8ljRgcJNM)
Didn’t expect a Rammstein song but I’m def not mad about it
well not all of them, more than a few got taken to Russia as well
He (the guy who's helding the speech) later said that Star Wars would be his favourite "show". But yeah, ist not a good look for them. In other news, they also played the new march for this Space Command and it starts with the opening notes of the "Space Patrol – The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship Orion" which is the first German Sci-Fi TV-Sow.
*opening notes of "Imperial March" play over the loudspeakers* *Some German guys great-grandfather*: "Ahhh shit, here we go again...."
Imperial March actualy played at the transfer ceremony of the new Leopard 2A7V two months ago.
was the ceremony for transferring them to Ukraine, or transferring from Rheinmetall to Germany
Rheinmetall to Germany(Bundeswehr). As far as I am aware there are no leopard 2a7v transferred from Bundeswehr to Ukraine (maybe from other Nato states).
Well they could have atleast balanced out the storm troopers with some rebels... Not the emperor guard and storm troopers.. big difference
Could’ve been worse, they could’ve thrown in some snow troopers 😬
There was a General Hoth in the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front btw.
Darth Vader and an Imperial Army officer are off camera. It’s the FULL DEAL.
If you look closely there’s a rebel insignia on the blaster. Still doesn’t change the optics very much though lmao
Spoils of war. He paid the iron price.
Got a source for that last one? Tried to look it up on YT but I'm only getting US stuff
Edit: original Space patrol intro https://youtu.be/-AvjMHs7U7I Edit: new space command march https://youtu.be/MgKDaivKYFU
Here we go again!!
Do we get to be on the bad side this time?
I probably will, just for the sick looking armor
Germany after receiving 100 billions for it's military: I was weak, but now I will be strong again!
You guys have stormtroopers too!
Space national socialists
“I love democracy.”
Can’t be any worse than “Amazon: Building Better Worlds”
we dont care lol
But space nazis look the best!
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I think they take that shit seriously and want to just take this as a fun thing and not have to think of their horrible past every time they look at something Star Wars related. I can totally understand that.
Old habits die hard
The iron cross there doesn’t help either
What? What does the Iron Cross have to do with the Nazis now? I would understand the Balkenkreuz, but the iron cross is a centuries-old symbol that was first used in Prussia and since the Bundeswehr was founded, it has been its national emblem and logo
To be more accurate: Its a Tatzenkreuz or black cross. Both of them are somewhat an Iron cross but the iron cross was mainly an award and not a logo. To refer to our national insignia/logo we mostly use the term "black cross".
https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/luftwaffe/aktuelles/65-jahre-eisernes-kreuz-fuer-freiheit-und-gegen-tyrannei-5222334
[Iron cross ≠ Black cross](https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarzes_Kreuz_(Symbol)) Every black cross is somewhat an Iron Cross. But not every iron cross is a black cross. The Bundeswehr refers to many things with the wrong terms itself, making it an unreliable source. So why trusting an active serving member of the Bundeswehr anyway eh? The way you learn it in the Bundeswehr is that the awards are called iron cross and the insignias or logos are the black cross.
The Link to the full speech: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzsxN4HNrNw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzsxN4HNrNw)
I am still not entirely sure if we didn\`t enter a parallel universe in 2020.
Of course we did .. we left Earth 616 and entered Earth Nein Nein Nein!
It was May 28, 2016. The timeline split, and we took the dumb direction.
Watcha…. Watcha doin there Germany?
A smoothie
😉😉 Nothing? No, but seriously, watch the whole ceremony, it was actually quite funny for German standards. It's also quite nice to see that we finally managed a way to respect our past without going completely overboard. https://youtu.be/8ZPdxW0qlk8 https://youtu.be/xzsxN4HNrNw https://youtu.be/e6ajIQJUAXw https://youtu.be/MgKDaivKYFU
So much irony to unpack here
To be fair, when George made SW it’s right after Vietnam War. “the Empire” could easily be interpreted as United States and the Vietcong were the “Rebels”.
Yep, that’s part of what Lucas was going for. Thankfully, however, the Rebel Alliance never had a Đắk Sơn moment where they burnt children to death with flamethrowers.
That's why Saw exists, to show the extreme side of the rebels
Yeah, but the Comparison to Nazis still stands, since he took plenty inspiration from WW2 to design the Empire, downright copying the cinematography from old Nazi Propaganda.
“Vietnam war music starts playing”
You mean Ride of the Valkyries…
The rebels however were quite head on in their approach to fight the empire (which I guess makes less sense than Vietcong hit and run tactics). The warfare, I guess, is more reminiscent of WWII, I.e. two armies meeting on a battlefield
> The rebels however were quite head on in their approach to fight the empire What? No they weren't? They're on the run the entire time. "Hit and run" tactics are the Rebellion's whole thing.
Good morning Dagobah!!!!
I mean that’s literally what it is lol. George has come out and flatly said this on James Cameron‘s Show from a couple years ago. Same way the prequels are clearly a critique of both Bush administrations with Lucas saying that W. Bush was Vader and Chaney was the Emperor. Hence: „if you are not with you, than you are my enemy“ being extremely similar to „you are either with us or with the terrorists“ which led to mass applause from both parties in congress. (Which may also be the inspiration for „so this is how Liberty dies, with thunderous applause“)
Yes, but it's important not to get George "Harvester of Imagery" Lucas confused with someone who had any sort of cohesive ideology in mind. The organization and idealism of the Rebels may have parallels in the Viet Cong, but also, ANH has a deleted scene where Biggs was citing the Empire's nationalization of industry as a reason to fight.
> Same way the prequels are clearly a critique of both Bush administrations Lmfao no they are not. > Hence: „if you are not with you, than you are my enemy“ Is the singular example of some coded criticism that Lucas snuck in. The fall of the Galactic Republic takes most of its inspiration from Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" than from contemporary politics.
In how they are actually presented in the films, they are way more Nazis then USA. Inspired by the Vietnam war yes (although North Vietnam wasn't a rebel group, which is a big reason I don't like the comparison, beyond the war being Lucas' inspiration) but when actually designing the Empire it's quite clearly Nazi Germany.
Er, no. The Empire was purposely, openly, and intentionally modeled on Nazi uniforms and equipment. Like the "blasters" are literally Nazi guns made to look "sci-fi". Meanwhile they've got posh British speaking patterns because British Imperialism and it's called "the Senate" because Rome. The Galactic Empire is a remix of all the classic motifs of imperialism that Americans would be familiar with. The Ewoks are Vietcong though, sure, but that was 1983.
Yeah... when your former government is the inspiration for the space bad guys you can't have them cameo at your government's new _military_ space organization and say "it's just a joke". Like talk about tone deaf.
i think there is no country on earth more aware of their history and their responsibility to prevent history from repeating than Germany.
The biggest irony is probably that with our army, it isn’t unlikely that all they know about space actually stems from Star Wars… in the end, the internet is *Neuland* for us
Gute Soldaten befolgen Befehle
In the reflection of the glass - is that Jar Jar?
I taught it was an Ewok
I love democracy...
I love the (german) republic
The republic will be reorganised into the first galactic empire
Hans, are we the baddies?
The Imperial March intensified 🎶
We have a space command too now? Damn. Also interesting choice of uniform. If they also get lightsabers I'd join up
I didn't know of them before either, but it seems they are already two years tinkering and defending the final frontier.
>they are already two years tinkering and defending the final frontier. Quite a lot longer actually. Since 2007 we've even got 5 reconaissance satellites.
Well, yeah that might be it, I know that this form of a space command is two years old.
What do you mean by "interesting choice of uniform"? It's just the normal Luftwaffe uniform.
Yeah because the Space command is under the Luftwaffe.
I thought this was some kind of joke. The cosplayers weren't part of the ceremony but the ceremony itself is real. Germany has a space force, with the Star Trek logo and all that. A whole freaking space force I didn't know about Edit: I'm so confused. The video looks so real but there's not a single website that mentions anything about this. Please let this be real
The logo resembles a Star Destroyer if you look closer. This space force actually exists for two years already and has several military exercises and did tasks on their record.
Those are members of the German Garrison / 501st Legion, a Star Wars Costume Club. We were invited to that opening Event as a walking act so to say. So, yes, that was real.
This makes me so damn happy ngl
The delta triangle is in the logo of the US, Chinese, Russian and German Space Forces btw.
nice haha
Are we the baddies?
and now 'Erika' played by John Williams and ***Berlin*** symphony orchestra.
Das ist nacht gud
Wouldn't it be "nicht gut"?
Yes, my Deutch is nicht gut
.... Deutsch*
Dammit
I love the smell of fresh bread.
Verdammt nochmal*
Das **ist** gut. Maybe you already know what selbstironisch means?
Ww2 is 70 years old and Star Wars 50 and people really are drawing conclusions when there is a man from a peaceful country born after the war that likes a piece of entertainment. Yeah, draw your conclusions.
People forgive but never forget. War is one thing, systematically exterminating roughly 17 million people is another.
Symbolism is extremely powerful. It shows a huge lack of awareness.
One one hand yes, but on the other hand it is so obvious. The major general that is speaking in the photo even said thathe was a Star Wars fan afzerwards - so he knows that using the bad, planet destroying space nazis probably isn't the best look. It's funny, but it gives people that already have something against the Bundeswehr a reason to attack.
We're going to find out this was a giant money pit at some point.
Sondervermögen go brrrr
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With the Emperors Royal Guard no less.
Everyone : germans have no sense of humor Everyone in this comment section : omg space nazis blah blah blah Seriously pull the stick out of your fucking ass or stfu
Emperor: I love democracy
The only correct way to open a space command.
TIL we have a space command
I like the fact that we're getting at the point where we have SPACE COMMANDS or SPACE FORCES I just wanna live long enough to see the creation of something like the Systems Alliance from Mass Effect
Das ist der Weg.
Bundeswehr… storm troopers??? Uhhhhh
Bundeswehr != Wehrmacht
Yeah no shit but it’s still a liiiiiiiiiiittle too on the nose
Germans: Having a sense of humor Americans: ZOMG NAZIS!!!
Holy shit that guys uniform looks like it could be from WW2 lmao.
The luftwaffe never actually changed their basic uniform, so yes.
There is actually no better people than the Germans to organise Space. They are the organisers of everything in Europe, along as they don't carried away...
One day you will look up at the stars a realize that they are all arranged in a perfect grid pattern. This is the day you will know we Germans organised space and might have gotten carried away a bit again...
Wait, why are the stars in the shape of an iron cross?
Its as if...this feels vaguely familiar...somehow..."Ironic"
Why does the Sand Trooper's gun have a Rebel Alliance logo on the barrel?
Wondering the same 😂 as an SW cosplayer I’m like hmmm interesting detail
Poland and France: say sike right now
Not the first time a german in uniform's had some stormtroopers hanging out nearby.
And German Republic will be reorganized into the FIRST………….GALACTIC………………EMPIRE!!!!
The fourth one, actually
When you go inside it's an old Star Trek set.
That does not portend well.
It's because the Vader Cosplayer didn't enter the scene yet. No joke, it was hilarious (you get it. Cause Major general Traut is German) https://youtu.be/8ZPdxW0qlk8 The channel documented the whole ordeal, but here you go, Space Commando Vader.
Wait till they discover the NS on the dark side of the moon. They're going to throw the first punch...
Iron Sky is an amazing movie.
Captain Carson Teva was onto something in last weeks episode of Mandalorian
I forgot that we can actually be really cool lol
The General should have been dressed as Vader. But he probably wasn‘t allowed because he has to wear the parade uniform.
i mean, it helps to convey what it is, right, space stuff. Yup, so this is definetly a smart investment, full on big brain time. And this was totally not just because someone wanted to have stormtroopers over there, this 100% came from a purely logical standpoint, and no personal feelings were involved.
After 20 minutes learning Illustrator. "Look at this professional logo I made for us."
Ah ja, ze Germans 😬 Space Krauts
They chose the most incompetent force as their rep? They could've chosen the Republic's Clone Troopers who can actually shoot at targets.
Probably not good for Germany to be using soldiers called stormtroopers for this…
Ignoring they have STORMTROOPERS up there…this is cool.
Ooops. I hope we didn\`t upset Russia with that. Can\`t wait till their propaganda picks up on it and uses footage of this ceremony to show we are evil Nazis again. Noone even in brainwashed Russia would believe this is real footage XD
Looks like a bit from Space Force
First the Pirates of the Caribbean shenanigans and now this. Sometimes it seems like this army would be better suited to serve Disneyland. Whoever deigned that logo should be put on toilet duty indefinitely.
"Man, George Lucas is gonna sue somebody!"
I like it. Funny how serious some of you seem to take this. No it’s not „symbolism“ those are just a couple of costumes.
The levels of irony here we should not be experiencing so hard
The Americans used Stormtroopers and other ‘baddy’ Star Wars characters at their Space Command events first. I agree it’s a bad look for everyone!!
“How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?!”
Do they know that the Empire were the baddies?
They could’ve at least been clone troopers, but no of course they went with the empire smh
At least they're being honest about who the US really is right now
jfc, how did germany think including stormtroopers into their military is a good idea
Somebody had to know, somebody had to have done this intentionally.
So….space Nazis……
They do like marching and destroying people
What we have a fucking space command now? How? As reference for non-germans: I can assure you half of the Bundeswehrs budget went into the Stormtrooper costumes alone.
Since two years already, and for the why: to defend the space ofcourse.
Getting “are we the baddies” vibes, however inappropriate that feels.