Imperial salute

The Imperial salute was a form of greeting used within COMPNOR and, to a lesser extent, within the Imperial military. A soldier using the Imperial salute stood at attention and held out his right arm with the lower arm raised in a 45 degrees angle. The hand was held open, showing the palm. This gesture was typically accompanied by the phrases "Hail the Empire!", "Hail the Emperor!", or some variant thereof.

Behind the scenes
The Imperial salute is rather obviously based on the Hitler salute used in Nazi Germany.

Appearances

 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Rebel Opposition