National Socialists   +   German Workers' Party   =   National Socialist German Workers' Party



In 1919, Adolf Hitler joined the German Workers' Party, a socialist group.  The group sought a new name that would attract socialists in other groups.  Other German socialist groups used terms like “National” and “Socialist” in their titles, and the German Workers' Party adopted “National Socialist German Workers’ Party.” http://rexcurry.net/swastika-union.html

The swastika acquired the same meaning as the group's new name. Graphic art illustrates the symbolism at http://rexcurry.net/swastikaequation9b.jpg   It symbolized socialists joining together as the National Socialist German Workers' Party.  The intertwined letter “S” shapes represent “Socialists” unified, or "Socialist Solidarity" and the victory of the National Socialist German Workers' Party bringing socialists together in one large group.