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  2. List of flags of the Wehrmacht and Heer (1933–1945) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Reichskriegsflagge - Wikipedia

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    ' 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.

  4. Flag of Nazi Germany - Wikipedia

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    One year after death of President Paul von Hindenburg, this arrangement ended. The Nazis banned usage of the imperial tricolour, labelling it as "reactionary", [4] and made their party flag the national flag of Germany as a part of the Nuremberg Laws in 1935, [1] which it remained until the end of World War II and the fall of the Third Reich.

  5. List of flags of the German Navy (1935–1945) - Wikipedia

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    Flag for land-based troop units or installations of the German Navy (left side) Introduced on 8 September 1936. As prescribed for all flags of the Wehrmacht, the dimensions of the flag were 126 by 126 cm. It was attached to a 3 meter long flagpole. 1936–1945: Flag for land-based troop units or installations of the German Navy (right side ...

  6. Nazi symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The black-white-red motif is based on the colours of the flags of the German Empire. This colour scheme was commonly associated with anti-Weimar German nationalists, following the fall of the German Empire. [2] The Nazis denounced the black-red-gold flag of the Weimar Republic (the current flag of Germany). [2]

  7. Lists of flags - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Esoteric insignia of the Schutzstaffel - Wikipedia

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    Death The Todesrune is the inverted version of the Lebensrune or "life rune". It was based on the ᛦ or Yr rune, which originally meant "yew". [11] It was used by the SS to represent death on documents and grave markers in place of the more conventional † symbol used for such purposes. [3] Tyr: Leadership in battle

  9. List of Polish flags - Wikipedia

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    Restored by Tsar Alexander I in 1815 as the war ensign flag of the Congress Kingdom. Flag of the Russian Tsar as king of the Congress Kingdom in 1815–1830. De facto flag. The state entity did not have an officially adopted flag. 1733–1763 1709–1733 1697–1706: Banner of The Wettin kings: The state banner of August III from around the mid ...