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France's national motto Liberté, égalité, fraternité, seen on a public building in Belfort.. This article lists state and national mottos for the world's nations. The mottos for some states lacking general international recognition, extinct states, non-sovereign nations, regions, and territories are listed, but their names are not bolded.
The "Deutschlandlied ", [a] officially titled "Das Lied der Deutschen ", [b] is the national anthem of Germany.It was first adopted in 1922 during the period of the Weimar Republic, replacing "Heil dir im Siegerkranz".
The German Unity Flag is a national symbol of German reunification that was raised on 3 October 1990. It waves in front of the Bundestag in Berlin (seat of the German parliament). German cuisine; Music of Germany; German art
The unofficial national motto of Germany (and formerly West Germany prior to German reunification) The first words of the third verse of the Deutschlandlied , Germany's national anthem Topics referred to by the same term
Orders, decorations, and medals of Germany (7 C, 11 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Germany" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Germany's first national parliament meeting in Frankfurt. The double-headed eagle, now without the haloes of the Holy Roman Emperor's eagle, can be seen. In 1815, a German Confederation (Bund) of 39 loosely united German states was founded on the territory of the former Holy Roman Empire. Until 1848, the confederation did not have a coat of ...
The motto originates as that of the Order of Saint Hubert of the Dukes of Jülich and Berg, rendered in 15th-century Lower Franconian as in traw vast. The order was defunct during the 17th century, and revived in 1708 under Johann Wilhelm , by which time the Duchy of Jülich-Berg had passed to the Palatinate branch of the House of Wittelsbach .
During the Second World War, Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht soldiers wore this slogan on their belt buckles. [8] as opposed to members of the Waffen-SS, who wore the motto Meine Ehre heißt Treue ('My honour is loyalty'). [9] After the war, the Bundeswehr abandoned the motto Gott mit uns, but the West German police continued