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Merchant flag of German Democratic Republic (Handelsflagge) 1946–1950 "C-Pennant" (C-Doppelstander) (provisional civil ensign) Used during the Occupation Period to identify German ships according to international law. 1935–1945: Merchant flag of German Reich variant with the Iron Cross: 1933–1935: Merchant flag of German Reich (Handelsflagge)
The Nazis (National Socialist German Worker's Party) re-established these colours along with the party's own swastika flag in 1933. After World War II, black-white-red was still used by some conservative groups or by groups of the far right, as it is not forbidden, unlike specific Nazi symbols such as the aforementioned swastika.
In fact, the only centred disk versions of the flag used after 1935 were the party flags of the Nazi Party. [5] A flag from Nazi Germany found near the south bank of the Rapido River about 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) west of Monte Cassino by J. McQuorkindale on the night of 17–18 February 1944. The swastika appears to be left-facing in this image.
Command flag for the commander-in-chief of an army group: 1933–1945: Command flag for the commander-in-chief of an army command: Until 1941, called the "flag for the staff of an army commando" 1941–1945: Command flag for the commander of a panzer group: 1933–1945: Command flag for the commanding general of an army corps
The 20th-century German Nazi Party made extensive use of graphic symbols, especially the swastika, notably in the form of the swastika flag, which became the co-national flag of Nazi Germany in 1933, and the sole national flag in 1935. A very similar flag had represented the Party beginning in 1920.
The Wirmer Flag (German: Wirmer-Flagge), also known commercially as the flag of German Resistance 20 July or the Stauffenberg flag, [1] [2] is a design by Josef Wirmer. Wirmer was a resistance fighter against the Nazi Regime and part of the 20 July plot. According to his idea, the flag was to become the new flag of Germany after the successful ...
German, Prussian, and Austrian war ensigns, including those called "Reichskriegsflagge " The term Reichskriegsflagge (German: [ˈʁaɪçsˌkʁiːksflaɡə], lit. ' Imperial War Flag ') refers to several war flags and war ensigns used by the German armed forces in history. A total of eight different designs were used in 1848–1849 and between ...
The flag was introduced on 5 May 1933. Placed in the centre of the flag was the variant of the German eagle, that was used until 1935 as the national emblem. This flag was probably used until April 1935 when the following alternative pattern exclusively came into use. 1933–1935: The command flag for the Reich Minister for Aviation (right side)