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After the arrival of Hitler and his entourage, the parade of nations proceeded, each nation with its own unique costume.\u00a0 Some nations&#8217; athletes purposefully gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_salute\">Nazi salute<\/a> as they passed Hitler. Others gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olympic_salute\">Olympic salute<\/a> (a similar one, given with the same arm), or a different gesture entirely, such as hats-over-hearts, as the United States, India, and China did. All nations lowered their flags as they passed Hitler, save the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_of_the_Philippines\">Commonwealth of the Philippines<\/a>. (The United States doing this was explained later as an army regulation.) 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