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National flags

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Date	Use	Description
1949–present	National andmerchant flag (Bundes- und Handelsflagge)	Atricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom).
1950–present	State flag andensign (Bundesdienstflagge) andmilitary flag (Kriegsflagge). This flag may only be used by federal government authorities.	variant of thecoat of arms of Germany) in the centre. The flag was originally used 1921–1933 in the Weimar Republic. While identical inheraldic terms to the original Weimar era flag, the modern exact design is slightly simplified.
	National flag with coat of arms (Bundesflagge mit Bundeswappen). Unofficial version, the private use of which is not penalized.
1997–present	Hanging national flag (Bannerflagge)
1996–present	Hanging state flag

Standards

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Presidential standard

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Date	Use	Description
1921–1926; since 1950	Standard of the president of Germany	The standard depicts the elements of the coat of arms. A version of the standard that is identical inheraldic terms, but with a slightly different exact design, was used 1926–1933.
1933–1935 (de facto up to 1934)	Standard of thepresident
1926–1933	Standard of thepresident
1919–1921	Flag of the president
1955–1960	Standard of thepresident of East Germany
1953–1955
1951–1953
1950–1951
1949–1950
1960–1990	Standard of the president of theState Council
1935–1945	Standard of the Führer

Imperial family standards

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Further information:House of Hohenzollern

Date	Use	Description
1871–1888	German Emperor's Standard
1888–1918	German Emperor's Standard
1871–1901	Empress Augusta andEmpress Victoria's Standard
1888–1918	EmpressAugusta Viktoria's Standard
1871–1888	Standard of theCrown Prince
1888–1918	Standard of theCrown Prince
1519–1556	Another imperial banner ofCharles V	A black double-headed eagle with an escutcheon of thecoat of arms of Charles V on a yellow field.
1493–1556	Banner ofMaximilian I.Charles V continued using this banner.	A black double-headed eagle with the combined arms of Austria andBurgundy on a yellow field
1437–1493	Banner ofEmperor Frederick III	A black double-headed eagle with the coat of arms ofAustria on a yellow field
c. 1430-1806	Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor and state flag of the HRE	A blackdouble-headed eagle with haloes on a yellow field
c. 1430–1806	Another banner of the Holy Roman Emperor and state flag of the HRE	A black double-headed eagle without haloes on a yellow field
800–1401	Banner of theEmperor of the Romans and of theKing of Germany	AnImperial Eagle displayed with a halo sable armed and langued gules^[1]

Other standards

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Further information:House of Hohenzollern

Date	Use	Description
1871–1918	Royal Standard of theEmperor of Germany in Prussia (King of Prussia)	On a red field, an Iron Cross is shown. In the centre of the Iron Cross, the Imperial Eagle with a crown right on top of the eagle is shown. Around the eagle and crown, words spell the phrase:Gott mit uns, meaning: "God with us".
1844–1871	Old Royal Standard of theEmperor of Germany in Prussia (King of Prussia)
1871–1892	Royal Standard of the Crown Prince of Prussia	The same as the previous flag, but on a white field, instead of a red one.
1835–1918	Royal Standard of theKing of Bavaria
1903–1918	Royal Standard of theGrand Duke of Hesse
1903–1918	Royal Standard of the Grand Duchess of Hesse
?–1918	Princely standard ofPrince Reuss of Greiz
?–1918	Standard of the Duke ofSaxe-Coburg-Gotha	Featured the flag of theBritish royal family untilGeorge V's decision to change the house intoWindsor.
1911-1918	Princely standard ofSchaumburg-Lippe
1816-1837	Royal Standard of theKingdom of Hanover	Flag of theKing of Great Britain in Hannover until QueenVictoria.

Military

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German Navy

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
Ensigns
	1956–	War ensign andjack (Seekriegsflagge und Gösch) of theGerman Navy	Aswallowtail variant of the state flag
	1960–1990	Naval ensign (Seekriegsflagge) of theVolksmarine
	1938–1945	Naval ensign ofKriegsmarine
	1935–1938	Naval ensign ofKriegsmarine
	1933–1935	Reich war flag (Reichskriegsflagge) and marine jack
	1921–1933	Reich war flag (Reichskriegsflagge)
	1919–1921 (never used)	Reich war flag (Reichskriegsflagge)
	1903–1918 (1921)	Reich war flag
	1892–1903	Reich war flag (Reichskriegsflagge)
	1867–1892	Imperial Navy war ensign (Kriegsflagge)
	1848–1852	War ensign of theReichsflotte
	1895–1918	Naval ensign ofPrussian Navy
	1819–1895
	1816–1819
	12th century	Naval ensign of theState of the Teutonic Order
	1650–1694	Naval ensign of theBrandenburg Navy
	15th century	War flag of the Holy Roman Empire	Red swords crossed on top of one another on a field. The top of the field is black and the bottom of the field is white.
	15th century		A non-rectangular^{[clarification needed]} flag depicting a black eagle on a yellow field with a red bar on top
	c. 12th–early 14th centuries		A non-rectangular flag depicting a white cross on a red field
Jacks
	1956–	War ensign andjack (Seekriegsflagge und Gösch) of theGerman Navy	Aswallowtail variant of the state flag
	1935–1945	Jack ofKriegsmarine
	1933–1935	Jack ofKriegsmarine
	1921–1933	Marine jack (Kriegsgösch)
	1903–1918 (1921)	Marine jack (Kriegsgösch)
	1867–1903	Marine jack (Kriegsschiffgösch)
	1848–1852	Jack of theReichsflotte
Other
	1945–1947	Flag of theGerman Mine Sweeping Administration	The signal pennant "8"

Military and state flags

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Date	Use	Description
	Standard of thechancellor of Germany	A square variant of theBundesdienstflagge with red border.
1957–	Standard ofinspector general of theBundeswehr
1964–	Troop colour (Truppenfahne) of theBundeswehr	A variant of theKriegsflagge with aspect ratio of 1:1.
1950–1994	Flag ofDeutsche Bundespost
	Flag of the minister of Deutsche Bundespost
	Flag of the president of Deutsche Bundespost	A swallowtail variant of the postal flag
	Flag of the state secretary of Deutsche Bundespost

Non-Governmental flags

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1933–1943	Flag of theKyffhäuserbund	The red square with aniron cross and aKyffhäuser Monument

Civil ensign

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Date	Use	Description
1949–present	Merchant flag	Atricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom).
1973–1990	Merchant flag ofGerman Democratic Republic (Handelsflagge)	Tricolour of black, red, and yellow (same as West German colours), but bears the coat of arms of East Germany, consisting of acompass and a hammer encircled with rye
1959–1973	Merchant flag ofGerman Democratic Republic (Handelsflagge)
1946–1950	"C-Pennant" (C-Doppelstander) (provisionalcivil ensign)	Used during theOccupation Period to identify German ships according to international law.
1935–1945	Merchant flag ofGerman Reich variant with the Iron Cross
1933–1935	Merchant flag ofGerman 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]}
	Merchant flag ofGerman Reich variant with the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz)
	Merchant flag ofGerman Reich (Handelsflagge)	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour. Used in conjunction with theParteiflagge.
1921–1933	Merchant flag ofWeimar Republic variant with the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz)
1919–1933	Merchant flag ofWeimar Republic (Handelsflagge)
1896–1918	Merchant flag variant with theIron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz)
1871–1918	Merchant flag ofGerman Empire (National- und Handelsflagge)
?–1918	Merchant flag ofMecklenburg-Schwerin
?–1864	Merchant flag ofDuchy of Holstein
1816–1837	Merchant flag ofKingdom of Hanover

German Scouting flags

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Date	Use	Description
?–present	Flag ofGerman Association of Guides and Scouts
1965–present	Flag ofDeutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg
1931–1965	Old flag ofDeutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg
1973–present	Flag ofVerband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder	White logo on a blue background.

Other youth organisations

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1946–1989	Flag ofFree German Youth
	1948–1990	Flag and pennant ofErnst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation
	1955–1994	Wiking-Jugend
	1932–1945	Flag and pennant ofDeutsches Jungvolk
	1926–1945	Flags and pennant ofHitlerjugend
	1926–1935	Pennants ofHitlerjugend
	1935–1945	Pennant ofLeague of German Girls
	1904–present	Socialist Youth of Germany – Falcons

Sport flags

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1956, 1960 and 1964	Flag ofUnited Team of Germany at the Olympics
	1952–1990	Flag ofGesellschaft für Sport und Technik
	1957–1990	Flag ofDeutscher Turn- und Sportbund
	1936–1945	Flag ofSports Office of the Third Reich
	1934–1945	Flag ofDeutsche Jägerschaft
	1930's–1945	Flag ofGerman Bicycle Union

Pennant for the German Bicycle Union (1930s–1945)
Pennant for the German Car Club (?–1945)
Pennant for the German Aeronautic Union (1933–1937)
Pennant for theGerman Canoeing Association [de] (2008–present)

Vexillology Associations flags

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1995–present	Flag of theGerman Vexillological Association
		Flag of World Vexillological Research Institute

Flags of German states

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Main article:Flags of German states

Flags of German districts

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Main article:List of district flags of Germany

Flags of German municipalities

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Main article:Lists of German municipal flags

Mostmunicipalities have unique flags. Like state flags, most of them are with either a bicolour or tricolour stipes with or without the emblem ("wappen").

Unofficial regional flags

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Date	Use	Description
1952–present	Flags ofBaden	A horizontal tricolour of yellow and red.
1952–present	Flags ofBaden	A horizontal bicolour of red and yellow.
1990's–present	Flag ofFranconia
1952–present	Flag ofMecklenburg
1816–present	Flag ofPalatinate
1945–present	Flag ofPomerania
?–present	Flag ofWestphalia
1945–present	Flag ofWürttemberg

Political flags

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Flag	Date	Party	Description
current
	Since 1991	Social Democratic Party of Germany
	Since 2023	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
	Since 2016	Christian Social Union in Bavaria
	Since 2015	Free Democratic Party
	1952–1968	Free Democratic Party
	Since 1993	Alliance 90/The Greens	"New" flag from 2023 with a change of colours to a darker shade of green and a slightly desaturated yellow.
	Since 2021	Alternative for Germany
	Since 2007	Die Linke
	Since 2004	South Schleswig Voters' Association
	Since 2013	National Democratic Party of Germany
	1964–?	National Democratic Party of Germany	Still appearing in street demonstrations.
	Since 2013	The III. Path
	Since 2022	Ecological-Left Liberal Democratic Party
	Since 2011	Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany
	Since 2005	Bergpartei, die "ÜberPartei"
	Since 2004	Front Deutscher Äpfel
	Since 2000s	Identitarian movement
	Since 1990	Communist Party of Germany
	Since 2021	Free Saxony
former
	2012–2025	The Right – Party for Referendum, Sovereignty and Homeland Protection
	1998–2005	Deutsche Heidnische Front
	1979–1995	Free German Workers' Party
	1977–1983	Action Front of National Socialists/National Activists
	1968–1986	Communist Party of Germany/Marxists–Leninists
	1949–1952	Socialist Reich Party
	1943–1945	National Committee for a Free Germany	Also used the Flag of Germany (1867–1918) without the heading
	1930–1933	Black Front
	1870–1933	Centre Party	Used before the Nazi period.
	1920–1924	Union of Upper Silesians
	1920–1945	National Socialist German Workers' Party
	1919–1946	Communist Party of Germany (obverse and reverse)
	1918–1933	German National People's Party	Flag of Germany (1867–1918)
East Germany
	1946–1989	Socialist Unity Party of Germany
	1945–1990	Christian Democratic Union
	1945–1990	Liberal Democratic Party of Germany
	1948–1990	Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
	1948–1990	National Democratic Party of Germany
	1945–present	People's Solidarity
	1945–1994	Peasants Mutual Aid Association
	1947–1990	Democratic Women's League of Germany
	?–1990	Cultural Association of the GDR
other
	1990s–present	Antifa
	1933–1935	Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten
	1918–1933	Der Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten
	1932	Iron Front's Anti-Nazi Demonstration Flag
	1928–1933	Rural People's Movement
	1919–1921	Freikorps Roßbach

Religious flags

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag ofEvangelical Church in Germany
former
	1990s–2000s	Flag ofHeathen Front
	1932–1945	Flag ofGerman Christians (movement)
	1900–c.1938	Flag ofOrder of the New Templars	Golden background as a symbol of eternity, lilies as a symbol of (racial) purity, and the red swastika as a symbol of growingarioheroism.
	1871–1918	OldChurch pennant

Ethnic groups flags

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Date	Use	Description
1989–present	Flag ofEast Frisians
2004–present	Flag ofNorth Frisians
	Flag ofPlattdeutsch-speaking Germans
1848–present	Flag of Sorbs	Official in Saxony.
1955–present	Flag ofSouth Schleswig Danes
	Flag ofYenish people
1829–1945	Flag ofMasurians

Historical flags

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Francia, Kingdom of Germany, and the Holy Roman Empire (800–1806)

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Further information:Francia,Kingdom of Germany, andHoly Roman Empire


Date	Use	Description
c. 9th century	Imperial Oriflamme ofCharlemagne.	A 3 pointed green banner with 8 golden crosses and 6 flowers.
c. 12th–early 14th centuries	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. The top of the field is black and the bottom of the field is white.

Teutonic Order State and Prussia (1226–1935)

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Further information:State of the Teutonic Order andPrussia


Date	Use	Description
1226–1525	Flag of theTeutonic Order State	A black cross on a white field.
1466–1772	Flag ofRoyal Prussia
1525–1701	Flag ofDucal Prussia
1701–1750	First flag of theKingdom in Prussia	A black eagle holding a rod and orb on a white field, a crown on top
1701–1935	Civil flag of Prussia	A bicolour design – white and black, split horizontally.
1750–1801	Second flag of the Kingdom in Prussia and first flag of theKingdom of Prussia	A black eagle holding a sword and rod on a white field, a crown on top
1801–1803	Second flag of the Kingdom of Prussia
1803–1892	Third flag of the Kingdom of Prussia	The same as the previous flag, but the crown in the top of the flag is smaller.
1816	War flag of Prussia	A smaller black crowned eagle with yellow arm plates, a rod and orb, all on a white field with an Iron Cross in the upper-left corner
1892–1918	Fourth flag of the Kingdom of Prussia
1895–1918	War flag of Prussia	A non-rectangular flag depicting an Imperial Eagle in the centre of a white field, and in the upper-left corner, an Iron Cross is shown.
1918–1933	Flag of theFree State of Prussia
1933–1935	Service flag of the Free State of Prussia	The same as the previous flag, but the phraseGott mit uns reappears, and the eagle is holding a sword and two lightning bolts. The eagle also has aNational Socialist swastika on the chest.

German Confederation (1815–1866)

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Further information:German Confederation

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1848–1866	Flag of the German Confederation, used in 1848–1849 and again in 1863–1866. First appeared within theFürstentum Reuß-Greiz after 12 May 1778 (4:5 aspect ratio)	Also used by theEmpire of Germany (1848–1849)

North German Confederation (1866–1871)

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Further information:North German Confederation

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1867–1871	National and merchant flag (National- und Handelsflagge)	A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom)

German Empire (1871–1918)

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Further information:German Empire andFlag of the German Empire

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1871–1918	National and merchant flag (National- und Handelsflagge)
	1884–1918	Colonial flag
	1903–1919	War Ensign (Reichskriegsflagge)

Weimar Republic (1919–1933)

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Further information:Weimar Republic

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1919–1933	National flag (Nationalflagge)
	1921–1933	State flag (Dienstflagge zu Land)
	1921–1926	State ensign (Dienstflagge zur See)
	1926–1933	State ensign (Dienstflagge zur See)
	1919–1921	Flag of Defence Minister
	1921–1933	Flag of Defence Minister

Nazi Germany (1933–1945)

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The flag with the swastika and white disc centered was used throughout (1920–1945) as theNSDAP flag (Parteiflagge).^[2] Between 1933 and 1935, it was used as the mandotary party flag with the national black-white-red horizontal tricolour last used (up to 1918) by theGerman Empire. In 1935, the black-white-red horizontal tricolour was scrapped again, and the flag with theoff-centre swastika and disc was instituted as the only national flag (and was to remain as such until 1945). The flag with the centered disc only continued to be used as theParteiflagge after 1935.^{[citation needed]}

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Flags used 1933–1935
	1920–1945	NSDAP flag (Parteiflagge)^[2]	A red field, with a white disc with a black swastika at a 45-degree angle. Disc and swastika are exactly in the centre.
	1933–1935	National flag (Nationalflagge) Merchant flag (Handelsflagge)	Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour. Used in conjunction with theParteiflagge.
	1933–1935	Merchant flag variant with the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz)
	1933	Reich service flag (Reichsdienstflagge) of theWehrmacht
	1933–1935	Reich service flag
	1933–1935	Flag of theMinister of Defence
Flags used 1935–1945
	1935–1945	National flag^[2]	A red field, with a white disc with a blackswastika at a 45-degree angle. Disk and swastika are slightly off-centre.
		Marine jack (Gösch)
		Merchant ensign (Reichshandelsflagge^[3])
	1933–1945	Banner (Bannerflagge) of Germany	Banners were of various lengths, which were hung vertically on public buildings.
	1933–1945	Banner (Bannerflagge) for the Schutzstaffel	Banners that were also used by the national socialists (very rarely) along with the swastika.
	1935–1945	Merchant flag variant with the Iron Cross
	1935–1945	Reich service flag (Reichsdienstflagge)
	1935–1938	Flag of theWehrmacht Commander in Chief (replaced the Minister of Defence)
	1935–1938	Kriegsmarine,Heer,Luftwaffe
	1938–1945	Kriegsmarine,Heer,Luftwaffe
	1935–1945	Schutzstaffel (SS)
	1921–1945	Sturmabteilung (SA)
	1935–1945	National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK)
	1936–1945	Flag of theOrdnungspolizei (OrPo) ("Order Police", the national regular police organization of National Socialist Germany)

World War II aftermath in Germany

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Allied Control Council (1945–1949) andSaar Protectorate

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1946–1950	"C-Pennant" (C-Doppelstander) (provisionalcivil ensign)	Used during theOccupation Period to identify German ships according to international law.
	1947–1957	Flag ofSaar Protectorate	Flag of Saarland which was given by French Government. At this time period the Saar was a satellite state of France.

East Germany (1949–1990)

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Date	Use	Description
1949–1959	State flag (Staatsflagge)
1959–1990	State flag (Staatsflagge) 1959–1990	Tricolour of black, red, and yellow (same as West German colours), but bears the coat of arms of East Germany, consisting of acompass and a hammer encircled with rye
1959–1990	Merchant flag (Handelsflagge) 1973–1990
1963–1990	Hanging state flag (Bannerflagge)
1955–1973	Flag ofEast German Post
1975–1990	Flag of East German Post
1960–1990	Flag of theNational People's Army (Nationale Volksarmee or NVA)
1960–1990	Regimental colours (Truppenfahne) ofNationale Volksarmee
1962–1990	Flag of boats of theBorder Troops

Baden-Württemberg

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Baden

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1891–1918	Flag ofGrand Duchy of Baden
	1862–1891	Flag of Grand Duchy of Baden
	1855–1862	Flag of Grand Duchy of Baden
	1848–1855	Flag of Grand Duchy of Baden
	1803-1848	Flag ofElectorate of Baden and Grand Duchy of Baden
	medieval–1803	Banner of theMargraviate of Baden

Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1576–1850	Flag of theHohenzollern-Hechingen andHohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Leyen

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1806–1814	Flag of thePrincipality of Leyen
	until 1798	Flag of theCounty of Adendorf

Württemberg

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1817–1918	Flag ofKingdom of Württemberg
	1803–1816	Flag ofElectorate of Württemberg and the first flag of theKingdom of Württemberg
	medieval–1803	Banner ofDuchy of Württemberg

Bavaria

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Bavaria

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Date	Use	Description
1945–1949	Flag ofAmerican Zone	Flag of the United States
1918	Flag ofBavarian Soviet Republic	Red flag
1805–1918	Flag ofKingdom of Bavaria
1623–1806	Banner ofElectorate of Bavaria
1505–1623	Banner ofDuchy of Bavaria
1392–1505	Banner ofBavaria-Munich
1353–1392	Banner ofBavaria-Landshut

Other countries in today's Bavarian lands

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1105–1191	Banner ofBurgraviate of Nuremberg under theRaabs
	1398–1791	Hohenzollern banner of Principalitys ofAnsbach andBayreuth
	1803–1810	Flag ofPrincipality of Regensburg
	1805–1814	Flag ofGrand Duchy of Würzburg

Brandenburg

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1660–1750	Flag ofMargraviate of Brandenburg
	c. 1684	Flag ofMargraviate of Brandenburg
	1340–1657	Banner ofMargraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin

East Frisia

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–1835	Flag of Lordship of Kniphausen^de
	1702–1751	Flag of Lordship of Kniphausen
	1689–1702	Banner of Lordship of Kniphausen

Hesse

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1919–1923	Flag ofFree State of Bottleneck
	1806–1918	Flag ofGrand Duchy of Hesse
	1806–1866	Flag ofDuchy of Nassau
	?–1806	Flag ofNassau-Usingen
	?–1866	Flag ofFree City of Frankfurt
	1810–1813	Flag ofGrand Duchy of Frankfurt
	1806–1815	Flag ofCounty of Isenburg
	1807–1813	Flag ofKingdom of Westphalia

Lower Saxony

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Brunswick

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1830–1918	Flag ofDuchy of Brunswick
	1814–1830	Flag ofDuchy of Brunswick

Hanover

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1946	Flag ofState of Hanover
	1814–1866	Flag ofKingdom of Hanover
	1692–1814	Flag ofElectorate of Hanover

Oldenburg

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Date	Use	Description
1815–1918	Flag ofGrand Duchy of Oldenburg	Flag proportions: 3:5 Cross proportions: 9-6-9:12-6-22
1810–1815	Flag ofFirst French Empire
1774–1810	Flag ofDuchy of Oldenburg	Flag proportions: 3:5 Cross proportions: 9-6-9:17-6-17
?–1774	Flag ofCounty of Oldenburg

Schaumburg-Lippe

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1647–1918	Flag ofPrincipality of Schaumburg-Lippe

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Date	Use	Description
1813–1918	Flag ofGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1864–1918	Flag ofGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1630–1815	Flag ofSwedish Pomerania	Flag of Sweden

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Lippe

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Date	Use	Description
1880–1918	Flag ofPrincipality of Lippe
c.1858–1880	Flag ofPrincipality of Lippe
1811–1814	Flag ofdepartment of Lippe	Flag of France

Other

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Date	Use	Description
1945–1949	Flag ofBritish occupation zone in Germany	Union Flag
1923	Flag ofRhenish Republic
1806–1808	Flag ofGrand Duchy of Berg
1803–1810	Flag ofArenberg
1803–1806	Flag ofCounty of Dülmen
1798–1811	Flag ofCounty of Dülmen
1797–1802	Flag ofCisrhenian Republic
1770–1803	Flag ofPrince-Bishopric of Münster
1166–1801	Flag ofFree Imperial City of Aachen

Rhineland-Palatinate

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Palatinate

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	before 1604–1776	Flag ofElectorate of the Palatinate
	1604–?	Flag ofElectorate of the Palatinate

Mainz

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	medieval–1803	Banner of theElectorate of Mainz

Trier

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	medieval–1801	Banner of theElectorate of Trier

Saarland

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Palatinate

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Date	Use	Description
1947–1956	Flag ofSaar Protectorate
1920–1935	Flag ofTerritory of the Saar Basin
1798–1814	Flag ofdepartment of Sarre	Flag of France

Saxony

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Date	Use	Description
1945–1949	Flag ofSoviet occupation zone of Germany	Flag of the Soviet Union
1815–1918	Flag ofKingdom of Saxony
1356–1806	Electoral flag ofElectorate of Saxony
10th cent.–1806	State flag ofElectorate of Saxony
around 950	Saxon flag by theHouse of Ascania; associated for theSaxon Ostmark and battleflag for theSaxon Eastern March

Saxony-Anhalt

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Anhalt

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1806–1918	Flag ofDuchy of Anhalt

Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen

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Date	Use	Description
1252–1468	Flag ofAnhalt-Bernburg	A square vertical bicolour of green and white.
1603–1863	Flag ofAnhalt-Bernburg
1396–1561	Flag ofAnhalt-Dessau
1603–1863	Flag ofAnhalt-Dessau
1396–1562	Flag ofAnhalt-Köthen
1603–1853	Flag ofAnhalt-Köthen

Schleswig-Holstein

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Heligoland

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Date	Use	Description
1945–1952	Flag ofBritish occupation zone in Germany	Union Flag
1807–1890	Flag ofBritish Heligoland
	Government Ensign of British Heligoland
	Flag of theLieutenant-Governor of British Heligoland

Holstein

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–1864	Civil Ensign ofDuchy of Holstein

Lübeck

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	medieval–1918	Flag ofFree City of Lübeck

Saxe-Lauenburg

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1814–1876	Flag ofSaxe-Lauenburg

Schleswig

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–1866	Flag ofDuchy of Schleswig

Thuringia

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Reuss

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1806–1918	Flag ofPrincipality of Reuss-Gera
	1778–1918	Flag ofPrincipality of Reuss-Greiz

Saxe-Altenburg

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1893–1918	Flag ofDuchy of Saxe-Altenburg

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1911–1920	Flag ofDuchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
	?–1826	Flag ofDuchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1680–1826	Flag ofDuchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Saxe-Meiningen

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1826–1918	Flag ofDuchy of Saxe-Meiningen

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1897–1918	Flag ofSaxe-Weimar-Eisenach
	1813–1897	Flag ofSaxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1599–1918	Flag ofPrincipality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Other

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Date	Use	Description
1989–1990	Defacedstate flag	Used by supporters ofGerman reunification in East Germany after thefall of the Berlin Wall.
1924–1933 1953	Flag of theReichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold	TheReichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold was an unofficial republican paramilitary organization dominated by social democrats, liberals, and members of the Catholic Centre Party, to defend the Weimar Republic againstNational Socialists, communists, and monarchists. Refounded in 1953 as an association for political education.
1914-1919	Spartacus League
1816	Flag ofUrburschenschaft
1609–1635	Banner of theCatholic League
1539	Banner of thePeasants' army
1488–1534	Banner of theSwabian League

Historic flag proposals

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Note:Ottfried Neubecker's proposal of 1919 and those ofJosef Wirmer in 1944 and of his brother Ernst in 1948 are clearly modeled on theNordic Cross flags used in all Nordic countries – the flags ofDenmark,Norway,Sweden,Finland andIceland all having the same horizontal cross, though differing in colour.

Date	Use	Description
1817	German unification flag atWartburg Festival
1832	German unification flag atHambach Festival
1926	Ottfried Neubecker'sProposal
1944	Proposal for the flag of Germany after1944 military coup d'état byJosef Wirmer; later considered for adoption by theConstitutional Convention at Herrenchiemsee (Wirmer flag)
1948	Proposal for the flag for West Germany, based onJosef Wirmer's 1944 design, created by his brother, Ernst
	Proposal for the flag for West Germany by Paul Wentzcke, based on1848 republican designs	A vertical black-red-yellow tricolour flag. (Not to be confused withMarawa Minangkabau, which is almost exactly similar.)
	Proposal for the flag for West Germany byEdwin Redslob
	Proposal for a national flag, byRobert Lehr

Nazi Germany occupations (1939–1945)

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1940	Proposal flag forGeneral Government of occupied Poland	Flag proposal for the newly General Government, known only from the description.^[4]
	1939–1945	Unofficial flag ofNew Swabia	Flag ofReichskolonialbund and common flag for all German colonies during the Nazi period, in practice only for the New Swabia.

German colonial empire (1884–1918)

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Date	Use	Description
1914	Proposal forGerman East Africa	The flags of the German overseas colonies were first proposed in 1914, but were never implemented due to the breakout of World War I.
	Proposal forGerman Kamerun
	Proposal forGerman New Guinea
	Proposal forGerman Samoa
	Proposal forGerman South-West Africa
	Proposal forGerman Togoland

House Flags

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German shipping company

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Aug. Bolten Wm. Miller’s Nachfolger
	?–present	Bossler shipping companies
	1819–present	F. A. Vinnen & Co.^de
	1871–present	Hamburg Süd
	1920–present	Hugo Stinnes Schiffahrt
	1901–present	Johann M. K. Blumenthal^de
	1903–present	Leonhardt & Blumberg^de
	1920–present	Ludwig & Jakob Götz^de
	1928–present	Reederei Baltrum-Linie^de
	1900–present	Reederei Warrings^de
	1982–present	Rickmers Group
	?–present	Schiffswerft Philipp Ebert und Söhne^de
	1890–present	Unterweser Reederei^de
	1946–present	Waibel KG^de
	1885–present	Wyker Steamship Shipping Company Föhr-Amrum^de
	1896–1922	Argo Reederei^de
	1899–1969	A. Kirsten^de
	1875–2018	Cassens-Werft^de
	1872–1926	Deutsche Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft Kosmos^de
	1890–1942	Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie
	1881–1980	DDG Hansa
	1873–1974	D. G. Neptun^de
	1821–1918	D. H. Wätjen & Co.^de
	1889–1970	Deutsche Levante-Linie^de
	1898–1931	Emil R. Retzlaff
	1970s	Fendel-Stinnes
	1958–1973	Hamburg Atlantic Line
	1991–1997	Hamburg Atlantic Line
	1847–1970	Hamburg America Line
	1887–1939	Hamburg-Bremen-Africa-line^de
	1907–1920s	Hugo Stinnes Linien GmbH
	1884–1914	Jantzen & Thormählen
	1850–1879	Liniendienst von Joh. Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn
	1924–1990	Lübeck Linie^de
	1808–?	Mathias Stinnes^de
	1857–1970	Norddeutscher Lloyd
	1882–2018	Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei^de
	1869–1967	Reederei Robert Meyhoefer^de
	1905–1959	Roland-Linie^de
	1885–1942	Woermann-Linie

German Chartered company

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1882–1898	German New Guinea Company
	1884–1920	German East Africa Company
	1884–1885	German East Africa Company
	1885–1903	German West African Company
	1875–1939	Hernsheim & Co
	1887	Jaluit Company
	1888–?	Jaluit Company
	1878–1887	German trading and plantation company from the South Sea Islands

Other companies

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1935–1937	Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei
	1904–?	East African Railway Society

German yacht clubs

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Flag	Club
	Academic Sailing Club in Kiel^de
	Blankeneser Segel-Club^de
	Flensburger Segel-Club^de
	Seebrucker Regatta-Verein
	Segelclub Rhe
	Segler Verein Wörthsee
	Segler-Gemeinschaft Utting e.V.
	Seglervereinigung 1903 Berlin
	Spandauer Yacht-Club^de
	Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee
	Württembergischer Yacht Club
	Yacht-Club Bad Wiessee e.V.
	The German Sea Sports Association HANSA^de
	AYC-StAG^de
	Hamburger Segel-Club
	Kaiserlicher Yacht Club
	Kieler Yacht-Club
	Lübecker Yacht-Club
	Marine-Regatta-Verein
	Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
	Yacht-Club Nürnberg^de
	Segel-Club Oberhavel^de
	Sailing Fellowship "The Coat of Arms of Bremen"^de
	Segel-Motorboot-Club Friedrichshafen^de
	Stander ASV zu Halle
	Segel-Club "Ahoi"^de
	Sailing club "Weser"^de
	Water Sports Club 1921^de
	Weser Yacht Club Bremerhaven^de
	Yacht-Club von Deutschland (Burgee)
	National Socialist Flyers Corps (NSFK)
	Feldgendarmerie (Field Military Police)
	Yacht-Club von Deutschland (Ensign)

WW2 Flags

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1936–1945	The Military Flag of theSchutzstaffel

References

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^"Flags of the Holy Roman Empire",Wikipedia, 2020-09-24, retrieved2021-01-25
^^a ^b ^c(in German)Herzfeld, Andreas (June 2001)."Einige unbekannte Flaggenänderungen 1933–1945".Der Flaggenkurier (in German) (13).Hennigsdorf:Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flaggenkunde:17–23. Archived fromthe original on 2011-07-17.
^Nazi German merchant ensign (1935-1945)
^"German-Occupied Territories 1939-1945".

External links

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Antarctica	Adélie Land Argentine Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory British Antarctic Territory Chilean Antarctic Territory Peter I Island Queen Maud Land Ross Dependency
Asia	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong Macau Cyprus Egypt Georgia India states armed forces Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan prefectures municipalities Jordan Kazakhstan Korea North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines provinces coastwise emblem Qatar Russia federal subjects Sakha Russian Navy Saudi Arabia Singapore Soviet Union republics Soviet Navy Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand armed forces Timor-Leste Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
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