Note the hammer and sickle, the two great Soviet symbols. There were many affinities between Nazism and Communism.
They were rivals for the support of those in that era who wanted -- dare I say it -- Change.
Radical change in particular.
The one thing they were not is Rightist, if by Rightist we mean some sort of conservatism.
The image above is from a Medals database for collectors and several sites have the medals for sale (e.g. here) so there seem to have been a lot of them issued.
Posted by John Ray. For a daily critique of Leftist activities, see DISSECTING LEFTISM. For a daily survey of Australian politics, see AUSTRALIAN POLITICS Also, don't forget your roundup of Obama news and commentary at OBAMA WATCH
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