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The flag of Nazi Germany, officially called the Reich and National Flag (German: Reichs- und Nationalflagge [1]), featured a red background with a black swastika on a white disk. This flag came into use initially as the banner of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), commonly known as the Nazi Party , after its foundation in ...
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 flag was introduced on 1 September 1944 and used until shortly before the end of the war. Since the position of Chief of the Army General Staff was Heinz Guderian during this period, the flag was mainly associated with him. 1941–1945: Vehicle pennant for generalfeldmarschälles of the Heer: The flag was introduced on 23 April 1941.
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The previous imperial black, white, and red tricolour was restored as one of Germany's two official flags; the second was the swastika flag of the Nazi Party, which became the sole national flag in September 1935.
The German war flag, which was slightly changed twice during the Wilhelmine Period (see gallery below), was in common use in World War I. It continued to have Prussia's national colours of black and white, the eagle of Prussia, the Nordic cross , with the German imperial black-white-red tricolour in the upper canton with an Iron Cross.
The command flag for the Reich Minister for Aviation (left side), alternative pattern [1] This was an alternative variant of the command flag that was probably used during the same time as the previous one. Since April 1935 this flag was called "Command flag for the Reich Minister for Aviation and Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe." 1933–1935
Along with this flag, the swastika flag of the Nazi Party was ordered to be flown. 3:5 National flag, ensign and naval jack of Nazi Germany (1935–1945). An alternate centre-disc version was the flag of the Nazi Party (1920–1945) and flown jointly with the tricolour national flag (1933–1935).