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The flag was first proposed and adopted under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck, where it would be used as the flag of the North German Confederation which was formed in 1867. [3] During the Franco-Prussian War, the German Empire was founded (i.e., the South German states joined the Confederation).
The German Empire was for Hans-Ulrich Wehler a strange mixture of highly successful capitalist industrialisation and socio-economic modernisation on the one hand, and of surviving pre-industrial institutions, power relations and traditional cultures on the other. Wehler argues that it produced a high degree of internal tension, which led on the ...
The Holy Roman Empire (800/962 – 1806, known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512) did not have a national flag, but black and gold were used as colours of the Holy Roman Emperor and featured in the imperial banner: a black eagle on a golden background. After the late 13th or early 14th century, the claws and beak of the ...
War flag of the Holy Roman Empire A non-rectangular flag depicting a white cross on a red field 1400–1523 Imperial Pavilion of Holy Roman Empire A non-rectangular flag depicting a black eagle on a yellow field with a red bar on top 1400s War flag of the Holy Roman Empire Red swords crossed on top of one another on a field.
He used his old ideas to design the new North German war ensign with heavy involvement of the Prussian king, leading to numerous changes, like the inclusion of the Iron Cross in its original shape. [1] The flag that was finally adopted became the war ensign of the German Empire after its founding, similar to the North German merchant ensign.
Flag of the German Empire (1867-1918 & 1933-1935) Category:Flags of Germany Category:Historical flags Category:SVG flags: File usage. More than 100 pages use this ...
This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flag icon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status No parameters specified This is the documentation for ...
Flag of the German Empire. Preceded by Category:19th century in Germany 1801–1870 Category:German Empire 1871–1918 ... Template:Former German colonies