New Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer reveals Nazi-looking salute

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens set to break records on December 18 release
Latest TV ad shows new clips with leader addressing legion 'The First Order'
Fans noted 'Nazi symbolism' as stormtroopers appear to give Hitler salute
Clips have also revealed potentially new character and epic lightsaber battle

Published: 05:25 EST, 23 November 2015 | Updated: 08:28 EST, 23 November 2015

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Fans were astonished by the 'Nazi symbolism' in new scenes released from the hotly anticipated Star Wars movie.

The new TV trailer shows a legion of stormtroopers giving their evil leader a Nazi salute as he addresses the masses from a stage in scenes reminiscent of the German leader's famous speeches.

The symbolism wasn't lost on fans, who have dubbed the legion of bad guys - known as the First Order - 'Nazis in space'.

The new TV trailer shows a legion of Stormtroopers giving their evil leader a Nazi salute as he addresses the masses from a stage in scenes reminiscent of the German leader's famous speeches

The 'Nazi imagery' revealed in the newest TV ad was noted by fans who wrote about it in comments and on social media

The stormtroopers, in their white suits, are also stood beside a group of men in black uniform, similar to what was worn by Hitler's secret police, known as the Gestapo.

One fan, Shane Ongley, wrote: 'They're really going for that Nazi imagery,' after watching the latest video set to be shown on TV to advertise the new movie.

On Twitter, Danny Grootveld wrote: 'Wow. #TheFirstOrder = like the new Nazi's in space? Check out the #Stormtroopers' gesture.'

It's the latest in a series of TV ads advertising Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the newest in the franchise that is tipped to become the highest grossing film of the year and possibly all time.

Lucasfilm, which is owned by Disney, has also released another TV ad showing an epic air battle, with the skies clouded by X-wings (pictured) and TIE fighters

The last clip also appears to show a character not seen before that looks similar to Nien Nunb, who was Lando Calrissian’s co-pilot on the Millennium Falcon during the Battle of Endor

Another X-wing pilot also appears in the TV ad, which hints to fans that the forces of good and evil will be doing battle in the sky as well as the ground

Last month, when the official trailer was released, fans joked that it 'broke the internet' after it was viewed more than 100million times in 48 hours.

Tickets for the film, released on December 18, went on sale at the same time and the feverish demand led cinema websites to crash, unable to cope with the monumentally high volume of visitors.

Since then, the studio - Lucasfilm, which is owned by Disney - has regularly released new scenes which have kept fans chomping at the bit for more information on the movie, which follows on from Return Of The Jedi.

In the latest TV ad, there are extended scenes from an epic air battle between X wings and TIE fighters, with red and green lasers lighting up every area of the screen.

There is also an extension of a scene shown in the trailer in which main character Finn - played by John Boyega - battles a storm trooper with a lightsaber amid chaotic scenes in a forest

Finn, a former stormtrooper who is now fighting for the forces of good, swings his lightsaber at the white-suited character as they do battle in the forest

Sparks fly when their weapons clash as Finn swings the fiery sword above his head and towards his opponent in the incredibly choreographed fight scenes

It follows another advert released shortly before in what fans have dubbed a Space Opera, with short clips being revealed on a regular basis as the hype grows for JJ Abrams new sci-fi.

The last clip also appears to show a character not seen before that looks similar to Nien Nunb, who was Lando Calrissian’s co-pilot on the Millennium Falcon during the Battle of Endor.

Fans are speculating as to whether it is a pilot of the same species or the same character, returning to battle the forces of evil years after Return Of The Jedi.

Fans are also talking about extra shots of the robot BB-8, a spherical bot which is seen rolling around the forest after one of the female leads Rey, played by Daisy Ridley

Rey looks shocked as the stares into the sky to see a fleet of ships passing above her, all from the First Order, a remnant of The Empire seen in Return Of The Jedi

There is also an extension of a scene shown in the trailer in which main character Finn - played by John Boyega - battles a storm trooper with a lightsaber amid chaotic scenes in a forest.

The storm trooper seems to have a new kind of lightsaber which he thrusts out to his side as he invites Finn to attack, and the two engage in a brutal fight which sends sparks flying from their weapons as they clash together.

It also offers a few extra shots of the robot BB-8, a spherical bot which is seen rolling around a ship and following one of the female leads Rey, played by Daisy Ridley.