Bawb, in regards to the swastika, Al Nofi, Strategy & Tactics, put out an interesting factoid.
Apparently, Kaiser Wilhelm during his time after abdicating, wrote a book. In it he said that the Nazis reversed the swastika and it was backwards. This meant it was no longer a Good Luck symbol, and had become a Bad Luck talisman.
Also Wilhelm was unhappy that they didn't welcome him back to be Kaiser again.
There have been some speculation that Willie's death during the invasion of the Netherlands was just a little too convenient...
"These things must be done delicately-- or you hurt the spell." - The Wicked Witch of the West.
"We've got the torpedo damage temporarily shored up, the fires out and soon will have the ship back on an even keel. But I would suggest, sir, that if you have to take any more torpedoes, you take 'em on the starboard side." Pops Healy, DCA USS Lexington.