National Flag of Germany

Helly Angel · Post by **Helly Angel** » 24 Jul 2003 03:35

The House Flag o Hausfahne, swastika flag.

As the Reich, the House Flag could be displayed on teh domicile of every German citizen of the Reich (Reich Flag Law of september 15, 1935).

Excluded from this "honor" were the jewish households and houses in which, in addiiton to "German-blooded" residents, a Jew lived (Flag Decree of December 7, 1936.

On march 18, 1936, the Wehrmacht first received a flag "bestowed" by Hitler that it might be accorded military honors; the soldiers´s oath of allegiance was sworn on it.

Source: The Encyclopedia of the Third Reich edited by Christian Zentner and Friedemann Bedürftig.

Sector 7s FFI · Post by **Sector 7s FFI** » 24 Jul 2003 04:27

someone has a photo of the "Blutfahne" or there is any photos ?

Wulpe · Post by **Wulpe** » 24 Jul 2003 09:37

Sector 7s FFI wrote:Reichskriegflagge :

Looks like it was derived from the Imperial War Ensign.

Wulpe · Post by **Wulpe** » 24 Jul 2003 09:45

Sector 7s FFI wrote:someone has a photo of the "Blutfahne" or there is any photos ?

Source

wright_87 · Post by **wright_87** » 24 Jul 2003 15:24

could someone please do me a favour and email me the The red swastika? thanks

Sector 7s FFI · Post by **Sector 7s FFI** » 25 Jul 2003 05:33

Wulpe wrote:
Sector 7s FFI wrote:someone has a photo of the "Blutfahne" or there is any photos ?

Source

Thanks

AgentBach · Post by **AgentBach** » 25 Jul 2003 17:27

Is the modern one the same flag used before the third reich?

Nagelfar · Post by **Nagelfar** » 25 Jul 2003 23:42

AgentBach wrote:Is the modern one the same flag used before the third reich?

the war flag? I don't think Germany uses a war flag anymore.

Whisper · Post by **Whisper** » 25 Jul 2003 23:45

AgentBach wrote:
Is the modern one the same flag used before the third reich?

the war flag? I don't think Germany uses a war flag anymore.

You are right Nagelfar, theres no war flag-anymore, just black, red, gold.

Kaiser · Post by **Kaiser** » 26 Jul 2003 04:51

When was the reichskriegflagg used? The only time I have ever seenitin old movies or photos was on u-boat and other kriegmarine vessels so I always thought this was the flag of the navy?

\K

Nagelfar · Post by **Nagelfar** » 26 Jul 2003 05:39

Kaiser wrote:When was the reichskriegflagg used? The only time I have ever seenitin old movies or photos was on u-boat and other kriegmarine vessels so I always thought this was the flag of the navy?

\K

they were used on military bases, installations, at the front, and maybe on command vehicles too. on original flags the way you can tell if it was a navy flag or not is a navy stamp with eagle on the upper part of the pole side along the rope-loop/hoist (not certain of the correct terminology). mine simply has stamped "Kr. Fl. 200 x 335" which is short for "kriegsflagg" and it's dimensions, so you know it was heer & not kriegsmarine.

another thing about the kriegsflagg is that, unlike the civil flag, the swastika was not a seperate piece of fabric, so on the reverse of the flag, the swastika is backwards (always flying toward the hoist)

AgentBach · Post by **AgentBach** » 26 Jul 2003 22:31

Nagelfar wrote:
AgentBach wrote:Is the modern one the same flag used before the third reich?
the war flag? I don't think Germany uses a war flag anymore.

No, the present national flag. I'm asking was that flag used before the 3rd reich and the whole swastika sha-bang.