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The Nazis (National Socialist German Worker's Party) re-established these colours along with the party's own swastika flag in 1933. After World War II, black-white-red was still used by some conservative groups or by groups of the far right, as it is not forbidden, unlike specific Nazi symbols such as the aforementioned swastika.
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)
In fact, the only centred disk versions of the flag used after 1935 were the party flags of the Nazi Party. [5] A flag from Nazi Germany found near the south bank of the Rapido River about 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) west of Monte Cassino by J. McQuorkindale on the night of 17–18 February 1944. The swastika appears to be left-facing in this image.
When Adolf Hitler made himself Commander-in-Chief of the Army, in 19 December 1941. The flag was thus no longer used, and was replaced by the Hitler's personal standard (see above). 1944–1945: Flag for the Chief of the OKH General Staffs: The flag was introduced on 1 September 1944 and used until shortly before the end of the war.
The standards (German: Standarten) were rectangular and swallowtailed, while flags (German: Fahnen) were larger and square. Carried by a battalion of the Separate Operational Purpose Division of the NKVD, they were thrown to the steps of Lenin's Mausoleum under drumroll. Most standards were made in 1935. [1]
After the Austro-Prussian War, the entire German coastline was controlled by Prussia and its allies (blue). The State of the Teutonic Order (whose flag is shown here) greatly influenced the history of Prussia, which became the dominant German state and the source for most of the new war ensign's visual elements.
Flag Regulation of 18 June 1937. Further information about the flag (in order to avoid constant vandalism): The Reich Flag Act of 1935 (Reichsflaggengesetz vom 15.9.1935) stipulated that the "Reich- and Merchant Flag" was to be depicted with the disk slightly shifted to the flag pole (RGBl.
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 ...