An angular eagle behind the defense secretary departed from the Pentagon’s established branding. Critics saw echoes of the Third Reich.

A reimagined “Department of War” logo displayed behind Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a recent speech drew immediate comparisons to Third Reich iconography.

Speaking to Air Force Academy cadets on Saturday, Hegseth stood in front of a monochrome logo for his agency that differs from the designs in the Defense Department’s official branding guide. The backdrop features a stylized eagle that critics compared to the straight-edged Reichsadler used by Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler.

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[–] 37 points 3 hours ago* (3 children)

The DOD eagle is very close to the shape used, just with a slight swoop to the top of the wings.

Sometimes the wings have been pretty straight.

Both of those were taken from .mil pages. The major difference is in the straight horizontal feathers, which does match the Reichsadler.

It's questionable, but I don't think this is a slam dunk you take to your Fox News parents

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