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"A California company that sells footwear has recalled a model of military-style boots after a customer pointed out that the soles leave swastika imprints. ... pulled the Polar Fox boots and issued an apology ... prompted a flurry of snarky comments. 'Very comfortable. Nein out of ten,' one person wrote. 'I love them too, they really put me in mein kampfort zone,' another wrote, while a third said, 'Heily recommended.' Another person quipped, 'Good for marching into Poland.' ... The military combat boots were sold on Amazon, which removed the listing on Thursday. ... Many have also pointed out another apparently unintended association with Nazi Germany: The boots share a name with a World War II military operation — Polarfuchs, or Polar Fox — in which German and Finnish soldiers captured the Salla area of central Finland from the Soviets."
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/01/14/world/u-s-company-recalls-boots-leave-swastika-imprints/#.WHmte1zp5LV