Used before the Nazi period. Golden background as a symbol of eternity, lilies as a symbol of (racial) purity, and the red swastika as a symbol of growing arioheroism. Official in Saxony.

Soon after Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on 30 January 1933, the black-red-gold tricolour flag of the Weimar Republic was banned; a ruling on 12 March established two legal …

After the defeat of the Second Reich in World War I, that flag was replaced by the black-red-yellow under the Weimar Republic. Many Germans, however, rallied around other flags they …

For Hitler, the new flag had to be “a symbol of our own struggle” as well as “highly effective as a poster.” On August 7, 1920, at the Salzburg Congress, this flag became the official emblem of …

During World War II, the country was incorporated into Nazi Germany and its government operated in exile. Here the Czech flag can be seen prominently waved over the word …

After World War Two, the penal code of the Federal Republic of Germany was amended to prohibit propaganda material and symbols of forbidden parties and other organisations (StGB …

It's notable that when Ku Klux Klan members recently rallied in South Carolina, they carried both the battle flag and the Nazi swastika. The two flags in recent years have been commonly seen …

Large Nazi National War flag, or Reichskriegsflagge, brought back to the United States around 1945 by Don Stanton (1924-1995), a soldier in the United States Army serving in the European …

5 Essential Wwii Resistance Flags: Tips And Facts. The World War II era was marked by a myriad of resistance movements across Europe and beyond, each with its own unique history, …

For Hitler, the new flag had to be “a symbol of our own struggle” as well as “highly effective as a poster.” On August 7, 1920, at the Salzburg Congress, this flag became the official emblem of …

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 specific Nazi symbols such as the aforementioned …

Various elements of the Nazi government and Nazi Party developed many variations and forms of the basic Nazi flag. Since World War II, white supremacists, especially neo-Nazis, have …

The swastika is today synonymous with Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime; a red and black symbol of the Second World War. But this hasn't always been the case – the swastika existed as a symbol …

Various elements of the Nazi government and Nazi Party developed many variations and forms of the basic Nazi flag. Since World War II, white supremacists, especially neo-Nazis, have …

The previous imperial black, white, and red tricolour was restored as one of Germany's two official flags; the second was the swastika flag of the Nazi Party, which became the sole national flag …

Democracy once again returned to the rebuilt Reichstag. Marinus van der Lubbe was awarded a full pardon by the German state in 2008, but the debate as to who really started the Reichstag …

The 20th-century German Nazi Party made extensive use of graphic symbols, especially the swastika, notably in the form of the swastika flag, which became the co-national flag of Nazi …