Why did the Nazis use the swastika insted of a more descriptive symbol like that of the USSR communist regime.

by omegaindebt

Basically what the title says. Why did the Nazis use an established symbol in the east (india) with other meanings attatched to it rater than a more descriptive icon in relation to their motive. Taking the example of the USSR flag, it showed the hammer and the sickle representative of the fact that it is a country of the common peasant (although it wasn't the case).

Edit: decided to ask on this sub as I couldn't find any proper reasons and found just theories online

Georgy_K_Zhukov

It is a descriptive symbol in the context it was chosen. As detailed in this older answer it had been used within far-right, anti-semitic groups since the late 19th century, so was a readily understood symbol that telegraphed the Nazis' politics.