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The flag was first proposed and adopted under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck, where it would be used as the flag of the North German Confederation which was formed in 1867. [3] During the Franco-Prussian War, the German Empire was founded (i.e., the South German states joined the Confederation).
In the Kassel Willehalm Codex (c. 1336), the same flag is (anachronistically) shown in a battle scene of Charlemagne. According to Meyers Konversations-Lexikon of 1897 (s. v. "Banner"), the German Imperial Banner since the time of Sigismund (1430s), and "perhaps earlier" showed the Imperial Eagle, viz. a double-headed black eagle in a yellow field.
War flag of the Holy Roman Empire A non-rectangular flag depicting a white cross on a red field 1400–1523 Imperial Pavilion of Holy Roman Empire A non-rectangular flag depicting a black eagle on a yellow field with a red bar on top 1400s War flag of the Holy Roman Empire Red swords crossed on top of one another on a field.
Flag of the German Empire (1867-1918 & 1933-1935) Category:Flags of Germany Category:Historical flags Category:SVG flags File usage More than 100 pages use this file.
Adjusting shade of flags (red and gold) and colors of talons and beaks, as well as the shape of the shield, according to File:Wappen Deutsches Reich (1848).png. 00:26, 2 December 2010 400 × 500 (219 KB)
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