Complex sentence: The runic insignia of the SS (known in German as the "SS-Runen") were used on SS flags, uniforms and other items as symbols of various aspects of Nazi ideology and Germanic neopaganism.
Split into simpler sentences: The runic insignia of the SS (known in German as the "SS-Runen") had a number of meanings. They were used on SS flags, uniforms and other items as symbols of various aspects of Nazi ideology and Germanic neopaganism.