Why Did Hitler choose the Swastika to be the Nazi Symbol?

Hitler wanted a symbol like no other. He wanted something distinct that would stand out when it was carried into battle.
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The swastika had already been adopted by some extreme German nationalist groups c. 1910 in the belief that it was an “Aryan” symbol.
The swastika (from Sanskrit: svástika) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing (卐) form or its mirrored left-facing (卍) form.
Before Hitler, it was used in about 1870 by the Austrian Pan-German followers of Schoenerer, an Austrian anti-Semitic
politician. Its Nazi use was linked to the belief in the Aryan cultural descent of the German people. They considered the early Aryans of India to be the prototypical white invaders and hijacked the sign as a symbol of the Aryan master race.
The Nazi party formally adopted the swastika – what they called the Hakenkreuz, ‘the hooked cross’ in 1920.
This was used on the party’s flag, badge, and armband.
In Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler wrote: ‘I myself, meanwhile, after innumerable attempts, had laid down a final form; a flag with a red background, a white disk, and a black swastika in the middle. After long trials I also found a definite proportion between the size of
the flag and the size of the white disk,as well as the shape and thickness of the swastika.  Historically, the swastika symbol denotes general peace and world harmony, not the violence and
genocide associated with the Nazi movement.
The word swastika is derived from a Sanskrit word that describes any form of good luck charm. Several other German political and social
organizations had already incorporated swastikas
into their banners or flags before the rise of the National Socialist or Nazi party. While Adolph Hitler was in prison for a failed coup attempt, he conceived the idea of a National Socialist Party
flag bearing a large black swastika in the center.
Hitler’s choice of the swastika was partially based on his strong belief in the Aryan or master race theory. The original Aryans lived in India
and were considered to be among the first Caucasian or white invaders of the Eastern world. Hitler believed that the swastika would remind the blond-haired, blue-eyed Aryan descendants in Europe of their rightful place as
superiors. The complete annihilation of the inferior Jewish race would guarantee purity in the
future bloodlines of a world dominated by Socialist ideals.
After the fall of the Nazi regime, many Germans felt their new government should take steps to
distance itself from that tragic and costly time in German history. Along with banning the publication or ownership of Hitler’s
autobiography Mein Kampf, the West German government made any display or use of the Nazi
swastika illegal. This law continues to be tested today, with various neo-Nazi organizations
routinely displaying the outlawed Nazi flag during demonstrations. Even consumer products such
as t-shirts and bumper stickers can be confiscated if they contain any depiction of a swastika.
Some Germans equate the display of the swastika to the display of the Confederate flag in the United States. Both symbols represent dark periods in each country’s history, but the government’s attempt to outlaw their display
could be construed as whitewashing – an effort
to downplay the significance of the event itself.
While most modern Germans bristle at the thought of the Holocaust or Hitler’s reign of
terror, some believe the display of the swastika symbol should not be completely outlawed.
Oftentimes, the acknowledgement of a symbol of evil can be the key to diminishing its significance.