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Flags of Germany - which of these do you know?

Flags of Germany - which of these do you know?

  • the black-red-golden flag of the Federal Republic of Germany

    Votes: 5 83.3%

  • the black-red-golden flag with the German Eagle in black

    Votes: 3 50.0%

  • the black-red-golden flag with a hammer and a compass - the flag of East Germany

    Votes: 4 66.7%

  • the black-white red flag of the Kaiser

    Votes: 4 66.7%

  • the black-white-red flag of the Kaiser - with the Iron Cross in black

    Votes: 3 50.0%

  • the black-white-red flag of the Kaiser - with the German Eagle in black

    Votes: 3 50.0%

  • the black-white-red flag of Hitler - with the Swastika in black

    Votes: 5 83.3%

  • the simple black-and-white flag of Prussia

    Votes: 5 83.3%

  • others

    Votes: 2 33.3%
  • Total voters
    6
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Flags of Germany - which of these do you know?

I think hardly any war films about World War II can do without the frequent showing of the Swastika flag.
So maybe that flag is much better known than the more modest black-red-golden flag of the Germany of today.
 
Here is some info about the flags:

The national flag of Germany (German: Flagge Deutschlands) is a tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany: black, red, and gold (German: Schwarz-Rot-Gold).[1] The flag was first sighted in 1848 in the German Confederation, with it being officially adopted as the national flag of the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933, and again being in use since its reintroduction in West Germany in 1949.

Since the mid-19th century, Germany has two competing traditions of national colours, black-red-gold and black-white-red. Black-red-gold were the colours of the 1848 Revolutions, the Weimar Republic of 1919–1933 and the Federal Republic (since 1949). They were also adopted by the German Democratic Republic (1949–1990).

The colours black-white-red appeared for the first time in 1867, in the constitution of the North German Confederation. This nation state for Prussia and other north and central German states was expanded to the south German states in 1870–71, under the name German Empire. It kept these colours until the revolution of 1918–19. Thereafter, black-white-red became a symbol of the political right. The Nazis (National Socialist German Worker's Party) re-established these colours along with the party's own swastika flag in 1933. After World War II, black-white-red was still used by some conservative groups or by groups of the far right, as it is not forbidden, unlike proper Nazi symbols.

Black-red-gold is the official flag of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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en.wikipedia.org

Flag of Germany - Wikipedia

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Option 7 is not the flag of Hitler, it's the flag of Nazi Germany.

I grant that Hitler had a heavy hand in both choosing it an running the place while it was hanging about.
 
Black-Red-Gold or Black-Red-Yellow? :)

When the black–red–gold tricolour was adopted by the Weimar Republic as its flag, it was attacked by conservatives, monarchists, and the far right, who referred to the colours with spiteful nicknames such as Schwarz–Rot–Gelb (black–red–yellow) or even Schwarz–Rot–Senf (black–red–mustard).[15] When the Nazis came to power in 1933, the black–white–red colours of pre-1918 Imperial Germany were swiftly reintroduced, and their propaganda machine continued to discredit the Schwarz–Rot–Gold, using the same derogatory terms as previously used by the monarchists.[16]

On 24 December 1951, the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) stated that the usage of "black–red–yellow" and the like had "through years of Nazi agitation, attained the significance of a malicious slander against the democratic symbols of the state" and was now an offence.[16] As summarised by heraldist Arnold Rabbow in 1968, "the German colours are black–red–yellow but they are called black–red–gold."
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Flag of Germany - Wikipedia

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The Mark said:
Option 7 is not the flag of Hitler, it's the flag of Nazi Germany.
I grant that Hitler had a heavy hand in both choosing it an running the place while it was hanging about.
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I called it "the flag of Hitler" just as I called the other flag "the flag of the Kaiser".
That's why.
It may not be 100 per cent correct, but it is simpler and easier.
 


And here is the national anthem of Germany: "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit".
= Unity and Justice and Freedom

Just in case that some still think it is "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles!" :)
 

  • the black-white-red flag of Hitler - with the Swastika in black​

  • the simple black-and-white flag of Prussia​

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Now these two are leading with 4 votes out of 4.
I am not surprised. :cool:
 
Yes, flags are a significant thing... for many.
In my country, this is often a cause for controversy. The red flag, the imperial flags (and there are not one or two of them), and to say what importance battle flags have for the military, there is a separate story there... they are protected more than anything else.
 


And here is the flag and the in-official national anthem of my home country, the former Grand Duchy of Baden :)
 
Fabiusbile said:
In my country, this is often a cause for controversy. The red flag, the imperial flags (and there are not one or two of them), and to say what importance battle flags have for the military, there is a separate story there... they are protected more than anything else.
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What about a poll showing the different flags of Russia and the Soviet Union?
 
Rumpel said:
What about a poll showing the different flags of Russia and the Soviet Union?
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There are polls... but... they have no faith.
Russia is huge and very different and the people in it are different. Somewhere in Kostroma, most people talk about the Soviet Union with warmth and love, but in Chechnya it has exactly the opposite feelings. Therefore, it is very difficult to "polls".

Although according to the military, I myself witnessed how they did not accept the design of the new battle banners. Few people in the world know, but in Russia the army is still Red Banner... yes, there is no USSR, but there is a Red flag. And most of the military simply sabotage and do not wear the new army flag, using the old, Soviet one. Why is it so... this cannot be explained briefly.
 
Fabiusbile said:
Although according to the military, I myself witnessed how they did not accept the design of the new battle banners. Few people in the world know, but in Russia the army is still Red Banner... yes, there is no USSR, but there is a Red flag. And most of the military simply sabotage and do not wear the new army flag, using the old, Soviet one. Why is it so... this cannot be explained briefly.
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Then explain it in detail.
It would be interesting!
 
about the swastika:

The swastika was widely used in Europe at the start of the 20th century. It symbolised many things to the Europeans, with the most common symbolism being of good luck and auspiciousness.[13] In the wake of widespread popular usage, in post-World War I Germany, the newly established Nazi Party formally adopted the swastika in 1920.[175][176] The Nazi Party emblem was a black swastika rotated 45 degrees on a white circle on a red background. This insignia was used on the party's flag, badge, and armband.
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More:

en.wikipedia.org

Swastika - Wikipedia

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Rumpel said:
Then explain it in detail.
It would be interesting!
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In Soviet society, especially among the military, there were two forming factors (of course there were more of them, but these became the main ones).
1) Victory in the civil War.
2) Victory in the Great Patriotic War (I think you know that in the Soviet camp they often said so, and not the Second World War, especially since the terms of these wars are different)
The civil War in the Soviet Union was never perceived as a fratricidal tragedy. This war has always been positioned as a struggle of ordinary oppressed people with their oppressors, peasants and workers against monarchs. We were proud of this victory. It was identified as a war for freedom. For the military, this is the beginning of the combat path of their military units, regiments and battalions... after all, these were newly created military units to confront the imperial army.
The significance for the Soviet people of the victory over fascist Germany, I think you are well aware, especially since it is still a pillar of moral and ethical norms in modern Russia. In addition, the Red flag is a symbol of victory in that war.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, the people remained the same, even though the country was different. The Russian military, especially officers, are the direct heirs of the Soviet army and these people are proud of the past and the military path, including victories over the white movement of the Civil War, because their regiments and battalions were just created to fight the imperial army. Therefore, Moscow's attempts in the 90s to replace red battle flags with mainstream flags in the spirit of imperial ones (there is a Maltese red cross with white inserts) caused a sharp rejection among the military, I saw outright riots and insubordination, and therefore many Russian military still use red banners, and Moscow officials try not to notice these moments, as and the official name of the army has not yet been changed, that is, legally in the documents the army is still Red Banner.
 
Fabiusbile said:
When the Soviet Union collapsed, the people remained the same, even though the country was different. The Russian military, especially officers, are the direct heirs of the Soviet army and these people are proud of the past and the military path, including victories over the white movement of the Civil War, because their regiments and battalions were just created to fight the imperial army. Therefore, Moscow's attempts in the 90s to replace red battle flags with mainstream flags in the spirit of imperial ones (there is a Maltese red cross with white inserts) caused a sharp rejection among the military, I saw outright riots and insubordination, and therefore many Russian military still use red banners, and Moscow officials try not to notice these moments, as and the official name of the army has not yet been changed, that is, legally in the documents the army is still Red Banner.
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Thanks for the info!
I think all this is not really realized worldwide.
 
Because of my daughter's absolute love of the German soccer team, I know the black-red-gold flag well. She was insufferable in 2014.
 
Bok_Tukalo said:
Because of my daughter's absolute love of the German soccer team, I know the black-red-gold flag well. She was insufferable in 2014.
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In the recent Women's European cup - England beat Germ any in the final - the German team committed more fouls, by a wide margin, than any other team in the tournament. Not the best role models for your daughter.
 
Now 4 out of 5 not only know the Swastika flag, but also

the black-red-golden flag of the Federal Republic of Germany :)​

 
Bok_Tukalo said:
Because of my daughter's absolute love of the German soccer team, I know the black-red-gold flag well. She was insufferable in 2014.
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2014 WORLD CUP FINAL: Germany 1-0 Argentina (AET)​

 


What Happened to the Old German Flag?​

 
Prussia no longer exists - but there is still a small district in South Germany called "Hohenzollern" and it still has the Hohenzollern flag.
 
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