The Nazi Party (NSDAP) formally adopted the swastika in 1920. What inspired Hitler to use the swastika as a symbol for the NSDAP was its use by the Thule Society since there were many connections between them and the DAP. The Thule Society was a German occultist and Völkisch group in Munich, named after a mythical northern country from Greek legend.



The emblem of the Thule Society depicts a German dagger over a sinistroverse swastika of curved legs inscribed in a circle.