Sneaky trick revealed after 60+ years

[SoCalDem]

This photo was taken on November 14, 2000.
The 60 x 60 meter swastika consisted
of Larch trees in a Pine forest near the village of Zernikow
(110 km Northeast of Berlin). It was only visible from the air
a few weeks in the Spring and a few weeks in the Fall when
Larch trees stood out in contract to the surrounding Pine trees.

These trees were planted in the 1930's by a local resident
during Nazi times. They were largely forgotten until after
the German reunification in 1992 when planes
once again flew over the area.

Local forestry officials cut down 25 of the
Larch trees after this photo appeared in several German tabloids.
Swastikas are mostly outlawed in Germany..
Coins and stamps are exempt from the ban.

[rockymountaindem]

1. That's so wierd

Then again, it does prove the long-term impact that trees can have.