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The height or width of the white stripe was one fifth of the height of the inner flag. 1935–1945: Identification mark of Weserlotsen vehicles: Placed in the topmast and indicated that the pilot vehicle has ready-to-use pilots on board. The size ratios of the flag were 5:9. 1936–1945: Postal navy flag: Introduced on 14 March 1936
' 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 flag was square in shape, but did not have a well-defined size. 1940–1945: Commander flag for a Wehrmachtbefehlshaber: A Wehrmachtbefehlshaber was the head of all military units in an occupied territory that was not under military administration. The flag was square in shape, but did not have a well-defined size.
Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919 This is a collection of lists of flags , including the flags of states or territories , groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries.
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 1920 ...
According to § 5 Abs. 1 of the German copyright law, official works like coats of arms or flags are gemeinfrei (in the public domain). Since the Federal Republic of Germany is the legal successor of the Weimar Republic as well as of the Third Reich, this law is also applicable to flags promulgated before 1945.
It measures 20 + 1 ⁄ 8 by 27 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (51 cm × 70 cm) with a 10 inches (25 cm) swallowtail, is blue with white text, and depicts a fouled anchor within a diamond (identical to the insignia of the Naval Infantry Flag). [16] Prior to World War II, a red flag was used for naval artillery units.
Various WWII styles of the Balkenkreuz; also see Luftwaffe for official specification versions. The Balkenkreuz (lit. ' beam cross' or 'bar cross ') [1] is a straight-armed cross that was first introduced in 1916–1918 and later became the emblem of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) and its branches from 1935 until the end of World War II.