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Merchant flag of German Reich variant with the Iron Cross: 1933–1935: Merchant flag of German Reich (Handelsflagge) A red field, with a white disc with a black swastika at a 45-degree angle. Disc and swastika are exactly in the centre. [citation needed] 1933–1935: Merchant flag of German Reich variant with the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz ...
On 15 September 1935, one year after the death of Reich President Paul von Hindenburg and Hitler's elevation to the position of Führer, the dual flag arrangement was ended, with the exclusive use of the Nazi flag as the national flag of Germany.
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 ...
Command flag for the commander-in-chief of an army group: 1933–1945: Command flag for the commander-in-chief of an army command: Until 1941, called the "flag for the staff of an army commando" 1941–1945: Command flag for the commander of a panzer group: 1933–1945: Command flag for the commanding general of an army corps
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(de facto until 1939) Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, if not a grand admiral Two crossed admiral swords on which the admiral cross is placed 1939–1945: Grand admiral's flag: Arranged on an admiral cross two crossed Großadmiral batons and the Wehrmacht eagle in yellow. Striking is the "shading technique" used in this flag.
It is worth noting, however, that the swastika flag of the Nazi Party was to be flown along with this flag. [6] In September 1935, a year after Hindenburg's death and Adolf Hitler's elevation to the rank of Führer, the swastika flag became the national flag of Germany; [7] the old imperial flag was deemed "reactionary", and banned. [8]
' 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.