in my experience, americans recognize that the nazis had a skull and crossbones symbol but don’t pick up on there being a particular nazi version that we know as the totenkopf. they don’t necessarily see a totenkopf removed from the context of a nazi uniform in a wwii setting and recognize that it’s a totenkopf and not just a pirate symbol.
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in my experience, americans recognize that the nazis had a skull and crossbones symbol but don’t pick up on there being a particular nazi version that we know as the totenkopf. they don’t necessarily see a totenkopf removed from the context of a nazi uniform in a wwii setting and recognize that it’s a totenkopf and not just a pirate symbol.