
Artist's commentary
枢軸サンタ
ナチ政権下のドイツではサンタの所属をめぐり、帝国郵便、航空省、親衛隊などの間で確執があったが、最終的に「国家社会主義サンタクロース軍団(NS-Samichlauskorps;NSSK)」という独立組織が作られ、帝国サンタ指導者が指揮を執った。
一方、日本でもサンタは大日本愛国サンタ会への参加が義務付けられた。
イラストのサンタは制帽も戦闘帽スタイルになっており、1943年以降の姿だと推測される。
(一部くわねさんのネタを拝借しました。あとナチサンタ制服はカーキ色の方がそれっぽいのだろうけど、まぁSS風の方がわかりやすいということで)。
Axis Santa
Under the Nazi regime in Germany there was some disagreement among the "Kaiserliche Reichspost,":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichspost#Deutsche_Reichspost "RLM,":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Aviation_%28Germany%29 SS and other organizations over the membership of Santa Claus, but in the end, an independent organization called the "'National Socialist Santa Claus Corps'":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Socialist_Flyers_Corps (aka. NS-Samichlauskorps;NSSK) was created and "Reichsführer-Santa":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsf%C3%BChrer-SS took command.
Meanwhile, it was mandated that he participate in the "'Greater Japan Patriotic Santa Association'":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taisei_Yokusankai in Japan as well.
In the illustrations, Santa's hat came to be an SS field cap, which is presumed to be his appearance from 1943 onward.
(Part of this idea came from my friend, Kuwane.
For the Nazi Santa uniform, khaki would look more authentic, but I thought the SS style would be more recognizable.)
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