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The Polar Fox boots were described as “perfect footwear for Nazis” on neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer. But shoemaker Conal Footwear insist the design was an accident, and the company has stopped selling the boots. A spokesperson for Conal Footwear said: ”We were informed recently the company imported boots that have an offensive symbol designed on them.

AMAZON/IMGUR The symbol of Hitler’s nazi movement was spotted by member of image sharing site imgur

IMGUR The Polar Fox boot also shares its name with a WWII military operation

“We would like to issue our sincerest apologies to our customers and to anyone who was offended by the Swastika imprint that the boots left behind. “The design was not intentional and was a mistake made by our manufacturers in China.” The symbol of Hitler’s nazi movement was spotted by member of image sharing site imgur, who posted the boot’s imprint with the caption “There was an angle I didn’t get to see when ordering my new work boots”.

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AMAZON People made light of the combat boot’s dark secret on Amazon

Meanwhile people made light of the combat boot’s dark secret on Amazon, which has since deleted the listing for the item. One user wrote in a review: “Good for marching into Poland, but not so good for much else”. Others described it as “heily recommended” and gave it a rating of “nein out of 10”.

GETTY The boot's design was applauded by neo-Nazis