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a type of marching that evolves high kicking up as you step forward. It first appeared in the 19th century Prussian military. Later it became associated with the Nazi regime lead by Adolph Hitler in Germany. This mode of marching was soon adopted by the military institutions of other fascist regimes like the Falangist dictatorship of Francisco Franco that ruled Spain for nearly 4 decades. After WWII the communist army of East Germany used this method of marching. When Germany reunited as a democratic nation in 1990 the goosestep was finally abolished, at least in Germany. Other countries' armies may still use it today. Nevertheless, goosestepping is mostly associated with the Nazis, and usually fascism in general, often as a pejorative trait.
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