The Atlanta Falcons showed off a retro team symbol on their social media platforms this week, sparking backlash across social media from fans who said the image bore an uncomfortable resemblance to World War II-era German Nazi imagery.

Red, white and black stripes adorned the familiar Falcons logo on the team’s Instagram and X accounts Wednesday.

It was called “New PFP” on X, shorthand for “new profile picture.”

A team representative, reached late Thursday afternoon, said the Falcons do not have a “new logo” and declined any further comment.

The Reichskriegsflagge-like imagery triggered a wave of taste-challenged World War II-themed comments and jokes on the Falcons’ social media pages.

The artwork appeared to be an ill-advised effort to honor the expansion 1966 Atlanta Falcons .

The Falcons next take the field Sunday, welcoming the San Francisco 49ers to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in an old-school NFC West showdown in which Atlanta is set to wear throwback threads .

“Absolutely there was no ill intent,…