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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 ...
The coat of arms of the Weimar Republic shown above is the version used after 1928, which replaced that shown in the "Flag and coat of arms" section. The flag of Nazi Germany shown above is the version introduced after the fall of the Weimar Republic in 1933 and used till 1935, when it was replaced by the swastika flag , similar, but not exactly the same as the flag of the Nazi Party that had ...
The same as the previous flag, but the crown in the top of the flag is smaller. 1816 War flag of Prussia A smaller black crowned eagle with yellow arm plates, a rod and orb, all on a white field with an Iron Cross in the upper-left corner 1892–1918 Fourth flag of the Kingdom of Prussia 1895–1918 War flag of Prussia
2:3 Flag of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) Merchant flag of the Weimar Republic. Following the declaration of the German republic in 1918 and the ensuing revolutionary period, the so-called Weimar Republic was founded in August 1919.
29 October: In the "German October", the Berlin government orders the forcible replacement the state governments of Saxony and Thuringia after the Communist Party of Germany joins their ruling coalitions. [61] 8–9 November: The Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt led by Adolf Hitler and Erich Ludendorff to overthrow the Weimar Republic, fails in ...
' 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 1867–1871 and 1945. Today the term refers usually to the flag from 1867–1871 to 1918, the war flag of Imperial Germany.
The Weimar Republic did not use it as a national flag though it did see use within the Reichswehr and by many paramilitary organizations including the Freikorps. [5] It would see usage by right-wing conservative and liberal political parties, including the German National People's Party and the German People's Party.
As in Germany, the decision was made in favor of the black, red and gold flag of the Weimar Republic. The Soviet Union was initially against this flag. [citation needed] As a symbol of the Weimar Republic it was a reminder of an era of weakness, crises, and unemployment. Thus, the black-white-red flag remained.