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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 1867–1871 and 1945. Today the term refers usually to the flag from 1867–1871 to 1918 ...
A horizontal tricolour of black, white, and red. The black-white-red flag[1] (German: Schwarz-Weiß-Rot[2]), also flag of the German Empire, or Imperial Flag, Realm Flag (German: Reichsflagge) is a combination between the flag of Prussia and the flag of the Hanseatic League. Starting as the national flag of the North German Confederation, it ...
State flag (Staatsflagge) 1959–1990 Merchant flag (Handelsflagge) 1973–1990. Tricolour of black, red, and yellow (same as West German colours), but bears the coat of arms of East Germany, consisting of a compass and a hammer encircled with rye. 1963–1990. Hanging state flag (Bannerflagge) 1955–1973.
The pennant was introduced on 23 April 1941. The length was 30 cm and a height of 20 cm. 1941–1945. 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.
During its 47 years of existence, the German Empire became an industrial, technological, and scientific power in Europe, and by 1913, Germany was the largest economy in continental Europe and the third-largest in the world. [28] Germany also became a great power, building the longest railway network of Europe, the world's strongest army, [29 ...
The national flag of Germany (German: Flagge Deutschlands) is a tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany: black, red, and gold (German: Schwarz-Rot-Gold). [1] The flag was first sighted in 1848 in the German Confederation.
Description. Europe 1914 (pre-WW1), coloured and labelled.svg. English: Nations of Europe (plus north African colonies) before the outbreak of World War 1. Colours indicate colonial holdings. Hover over land masses for more information. Micro-states (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City) are not labelled. Date.
A circle of 12 upward-oriented 5-pointed golden stars centred on a blue field: represents the continent beyond the organisations as the Flag of Europe: 1986 [note 1] – Flag of the European Union [note 2] 1973–1983 Flag of the European Parliament: 1984– Flag of the Nordic Council: White stylised swan in a white circle upon a blue ...