Today the term refers usually to the flag from 1867–1871 to 1918, the war flag of Imperial Germany. After the Austro-Prussian War, the entire German coastline was controlled by Prussia and its allies …

Sep 8, 2012 · In Germany today, in addition to Nazi flags being banned, flags from the Kaiserreich era are also banned, notably the German naval ensign. If that's so, then in Germany this redesign would …

Designed personally by Hitler, this flag served the Heer and the Luftwaffe as their war flag, and the Kriegsmarine as its war ensign (the national flag serving as jack).

Jun 19, 2025 · English: The War Flag of Nazi Germany (Reichskriegsflagge) served the army (Wehrmacht Heer) and the air force (Luftwaffe) as their War Flag, and the navy (Kriegsmarine) as its …

When Germany was unified at the end of the 19th century, the national flag had stripes of black-white-red. After the defeat of the Second Reich in World War I, that flag was replaced by the black-red …

This list of German flags details flags and standards that have been or are currently used by Germany between 1848 and the present.

The term Reichskriegsflagge (German: [ˈʁaɪçsˌkʁiːksflaɡə], lit. '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 …

BACKGROUND: The first modern German war flag was introduced by Kaiser Wilhelm I in July 1867. The war flag went through a number of minor modifications through the years until it reached its final …

The war flag (Kriegsflagge) from 1867 to 1921 was a white field, a black cross with in its middle a round escutcheon with the Prussian eagle, and the dexter chief quarter the black-white-red flag with an Iron …

Jul 26, 2020 · The national war ensign had a red field with a white-black-white bordered black cross with a center disk — thus clearly inspired by the Imperial Ensign. The center disk was somewhat larger …