Outraged shoppers spot a NAZI-themed face mask on a mannequin in a Westfield store
- Facemask printed with Nazi symbols was spotted in Westfield Miranda store
- The face mask has Nazi motifs of swastika and the Reichsadler imperial eagle
- Westfield said the face masks were a ‘genuine mistake’ and have been removed
A face mask printed with Nazi symbols including a swastika and the Reichsadler imperial eagle has been put on display at a store in a Westfield shopping centre in Sydney, shocking shoppers.
A shopper spotted a mannequin dressed in the black-and-white face mask at a store in Westfield Miranda in southern Sydney on Tuesday morning.
A Westfield Miranda spokesperson couldn’t confirm to Daily Mail Australia which retailer sold the face mask.
A shopper spotted a mannequin dressed in a black and white facemask printed with Nazi imagery at a store in Westfield Miranda (pictured)
Westfield Miranda said that ‘the mask was immediately removed from display and will not be available for sale’ (pictured)
‘As soon as the centre was made aware, the team spoke with the retailer who expressed it was a genuine mistake,’ a spokesperson said.
‘The mask was immediately removed from display and will not be available for sale.’
Two other mannequins in face masks were on display, but only one was dressed with the recognisable swastika and Reichsadler imperial eagle Nazi motifs printed in white.
The Nazi party used the Reichsadler – a spread eagle above an oak wreath with a swastika in the centre – as their party symbol.
The emblem was created by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler in November 1935.
Shoppers have been left outraged by the face masks found in Westfield Miranda (pictured)
Locals want to know what store sold the face masks ‘to avoid shopping there ever’
Many have taken to Twitter to question who is manufacturing the fabric with the Nazi symbols
The Nazi symbols printed on the facemasks has some question whether ‘no one learns history at school anymore’ (pictured)
The Nazi party flag, badges and armbands used the emblem of a black swastika at a 45 degrees angle on a white circle with a red background.
The swastika is prohibited from use in some countries but is legal in Australia.
Local shoppers responded in disgust to the sighting of the Nazi symbols.
‘I can’t even comprehend anyone thinking that appropriate’, one tweeted.
‘Who is manufacturing that fabric?’, another said.
‘I would love to know the store to avoid shopping there ever, this is not a mistake that is a very recognisable symbol,’ another wrote.