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The new merchant flag to a smaller state emblem is in the upper corner. 1973 this merchant flag was again abolished and replaced by the national flag, the order was National and merchant flag. In addition to the East German flag, the red flag of the workers' movement was often hoisted at public buildings, at official events and on national ...
English: Flag map of East Germany (1949–1959) Date: 27 January 2012: Source: ... File history. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland [ˈɔstˌdɔʏtʃlant] ⓘ), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik [ˈdɔʏtʃə demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʁepuˈbliːk] ⓘ, DDR [ˌdeːdeːˈʔɛʁ] ⓘ), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 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: Flag of East German Post: 1975–1990: Flag of East German Post: 1960–1990
After the East German national flag was changed in 1959, neither country accepted the flag of the other. As a compromise, a new flag was used by the United Team of Germany from 1960 to 1964, featuring the black-red-gold tricolour defaced with white Olympic rings in the red stripe.
After German reunification in 1990, the united Germany retained the West German flag, thus retaining black, red, and gold as Germany's colors. The colours ultimately hark back to the tricolour adopted by the Urburschenschaft of Jena in 1815, representing an early phase in the development of German nationalism and the idea of a unified German ...
English: Map of East Germany (German Democratic Republic) as it was from 1949-1990. Surrounding countries accurate from 1957-1990. Surrounding countries accurate from 1957-1990. Deutsch: Karte der Deutsche Demokratische Republik , 1949-1990 (die Karte ca. 1956-1990).
A map of Germany, showing all the State flags and coat of arms. All German states have a Landesflagge (flag of the state, sometimes known as a civil flag), that may be used by anyone. Some states have another variant, often showing the state coat of arms, called the Dienstflagge (service flag or government flag, sometimes known as a state flag ...