List of German flags explained
See also: Flag of Germany. This list of German flags details flags and standards that have been or are currently used by Germany between 1848 and the present.
National flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1949–present | National and merchant flag (German: Bundes- und Handelsflagge) | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom). |
| 1950–present | State flag and ensign (German: Bundesdienstflagge) and military flag (German: Kriegsflagge). This flag may only be used by federal government authorities. | variant of the coat of arms of Germany) in the centre. The flag was originally used 1921–1933 in the Weimar Republic. While identical in heraldic terms to the original Weimar era flag, the modern exact design is slightly simplified. |
| | National flag with coat of arms (German: Bundesflagge mit Bundeswappen). Unofficial version, the private use of which is not penalized. | |
| 1997–present | Hanging national flag (German: Bannerflagge) | |
| 1996–present | Hanging state flag | | |
Standards
Presidential standard
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1921–1926;
since 1950 | | The standard depicts the elements of the coat of arms. A version of the standard that is identical in heraldic terms, but with a slightly different exact design, was used 1926–1933. |
| 1933–1935 (de facto up to 1934) | Standard of the president | |
| 1926–1933 | Standard of the president | |
| 1919–1921 | Flag of the president | |
| 1955–1960 | | |
| 1953–1955 | | |
| 1951–1953 | | |
| 1950–1951 | | |
| 1949–1950 | | |
| 1960–1990 | Standard of the president of the State Council | |
| 1935–1945 | | |
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Imperial family standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1871–1888 | German Emperor's Standard | |
| 1888–1918 | German Emperor's Standard | |
| 1871–1901 | Empress Augusta and Empress Victoria's Standard | |
| 1888–1918 | Empress Augusta Viktoria's Standard | |
| 1871–1888 | | |
| 1888–1918 | Standard of the Crown Prince | |
| 1519–1556 | | A black double-headed eagle with an escutcheon of the coat of arms of Charles V on a yellow field. |
| 1493–1556 | Banner of Maximilian I. Charles V continued using this banner. | A black double-headed eagle with the combined arms of Austria and Burgundy on a yellow field |
| 1437–1493 | | A black double-headed eagle with the coat of arms of Austria on a yellow field |
| c. 1430-1806 | Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor and state flag of the HRE | A black double-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 | | An Imperial Eagle displayed with a halo sable armed and langued gules | |
Other standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1871–1918 | Royal Standard of the Emperor 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: German: Gott mit uns, meaning: "God with us". |
| 1844–1871 | Old Royal Standard of the Emperor 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 | | |
| 1903–1918 | | |
| 1903–1918 | Royal Standard of the Grand Duchess of Hesse | |
| ?–1918 | | |
| ?–1918 | | Featured the flag of the British Royal Family until George V's decision to change the house into Windsor. |
| 1911-1918 | | |
| 1816-1837 | | Flag of the King of Great Britain in Hannover until Queen Victoria. | |
Military
German Navy
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| Ensigns |
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| 1956– | | A swallowtail variant of the state flag |
| 1960–1990 | Naval ensign (German: Seekriegsflagge) of the Volksmarine | |
| 1938–1945 | | |
| 1935–1938 | Naval ensign of Kriegsmarine | |
| 1933–1935 | Reich war flag (German: [[Reichskriegsflagge]]) and marine jack | |
| 1921–1933 | Reich war flag | |
| 1919–1921 (never used) | Reich war flag (German: [[Reichskriegsflagge]]) | |
| 1903–1918 (1921) | Reich war flag | |
| 1892–1903 | Reich war flag (German: [[Reichskriegsflagge]]) | |
| 1867–1892 | Imperial Navy war ensign (German: Kriegsflagge) | |
| 1848–1852 | | |
| 1895–1918 | | |
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| 1819–1895 | | |
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| 1816–1819 | | |
| 12th century | | |
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| 1650–1694 | | |
| 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 | War flag of the Holy Roman Empire | A non-rectangular flag depicting a black eagle on a yellow field with a red bar on top |
| –early 14th centuries | War flag of the Holy Roman Empire | A non-rectangular flag depicting a white cross on a red field |
| Jacks |
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| 1956– | | A swallowtail variant of the state flag |
| 1935–1945 | | |
| 1933–1935 | | |
| 1921–1933 | Marine jack (German: Kriegsgösch) | |
| 1903–1918 (1921) | Marine jack | |
| 1867–1903 | Marine jack (German: Kriegsschiffgösch) | |
| 1848–1852 | | |
| Other |
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| 1945–1947 | | The signal pennant "8" | |
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Military and state flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| | | A square variant of the Bundesdienstflagge with red border. |
| 1957– | Standard of inspector general of the German: [[Bundeswehr]] | |
| 1964– | Troop colour (German: Truppenfahne) of the German: Bundeswehr | A variant of the Kriegsflagge with aspect ratio of 1:1. |
| 1950–1994 | | |
| 1950–1994 | Flag of the minister of Deutsche Bundespost | |
| 1950–1994 | Flag of the president of Deutsche Bundespost | A swallowtail variant of the postal flag |
| 1950–1994 | Flag of the state secretary of Deutsche Bundespost | | |
Civil ensign
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1949–present | | A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), red, and gold (bottom). |
| 1973–1990 | Merchant flag of German Democratic Republic (German: Handelsflagge) | Tricolour of black, red, and yellow (same as West German colours), but bears the coat of arms of East Germany, consisting of a compass and a hammer encircled with rye |
| 1959–1973 | Merchant flag of German Democratic Republic (German: Handelsflagge) | |
| 1946–1950 | "C-Pennant" (German: C-Doppelstander) (provisional civil ensign) | Used during the Occupation Period to identify German ships according to international law. |
| 1935–1945 | Merchant flag of German Reich variant with the Iron Cross | |
| 1933–1935 | Merchant flag of German Reich (German: 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. |
| 1933–1935 | Merchant flag of German Reich variant with the Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) | |
| 1933–1935 | Merchant flag of German Reich (German: Handelsflagge) | Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour. Used in conjunction with the German: Parteiflagge. |
| 1921–1933 | Merchant flag of Weimar Republic variant with the Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) | |
| 1919–1933 | Merchant flag of Weimar Republic (German: Handelsflagge) | |
| 1896–1918 | Merchant flag variant with the Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) | |
| 1871–1918 | Merchant flag of German Empire (German: National- und Handelsflagge) | |
| ?–1918 | | |
| ?–1864 | | |
| 1816–1837 | | |
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German Scouting flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| ?–present | | |
| 1965–present | | |
| 1931–1965 | | |
| 1973–present | | White logo on a blue background. |
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Other youth organisations
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1946–1989 | | |
| 1948–1990 | | |
| 1955–1994 | | |
| 1932–1945 | | |
| 1926–1945 | | |
| 1926–1935 | | |
| 1935–1945 | | |
| 1904–present | | | |
Sport flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| Link to file< | -- Do NOT display a non-free flag image here. See talk page for more information --> | ?–present | Flag of German Canoeing Associationde | |
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| 1956, 1960 and 1964 | | |
| 1952–1990 | | |
| 1957–1990 | | |
| 1936–1945 | | |
| 1934–1945 | | |
| 1930's–1945 | | | |
Vexillology Associations flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1995–present | | |
| | Flag of World Vexillological Research Institute | | |
Flags of German states
See main article: Flags of German states.
Flags of German districts
See main article: List of district flags of Germany.
Flags of German municipalities
See main article: Lists of German municipal flags. Most municipalities 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
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1952–present | | |
| 1990's–present | | |
| 2006–present | | |
| 1952–present | | |
| 1816–present | | |
| 1945–present | | |
| ?–present | | |
| 1945–present | | |
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Political flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
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|
| 1991–present | | |
| 2023–present | | |
| 2016–present | | |
| 2015–present | | |
| 1952–1968 | |
| 1993–present | | "New" flag from 2023 with a change of colours to a darker shade of green and a slightly desaturated yellow. |
| 2021–present | | |
| 2007–present | | |
| 2004–present | | |
| 2013–present | | |
| 1964–? | Still appearing in street demonstrations. |
| 2013–present | | |
| 2012–present | | |
| 2012–present | | |
| 2011–present | | |
| 2005–present | | |
| 2004–present | | |
| 2000s–present | | |
| 1990–present | | |
| 2021–present | | |
|
| 1870–1933 | | Used before the Nazi period. |
| 1998–2005 | | |
| 1979–1995 | | |
| 1977–1983 | | |
| 1968–1986 | | |
| 1949–1952 | | |
| 1943–1945 | | Also used the Flag of Germany (1867–1918) without the heading |
| 1930–1933 | | |
| 1920–1924 | | |
| 1920–1945 | | |
| 1919–1946 | Communist Party of Germany (obverse and reverse) | |
| 1918–1933 | | Flag of Germany (1867–1918) |
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| 1946–1989 | | |
| 1945–1990 | | |
| 1945–1990 | | |
| 1948–1990 | | |
| 1948–1990 | | |
| 1945–present | | |
| 1945–1994 | | |
| 1947–1990 | | |
| ?–1990 | | |
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| 1990s–present | | |
| 1933–1935 | | |
| 1918–1933 | |
| 1932 | Iron Front's Anti-Nazi Demonstration Flag | |
| 1928–1933 | | |
| 1919–1921 | | |
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Religious flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| | | |
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| 1990s–2000s | | |
| 1932–1945 | | |
| 1900–c.1938 | | Golden background as a symbol of eternity, lilies as a symbol of (racial) purity, and the red swastika as a symbol of growing arioheroism. |
| 1871–1918 | | | |
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Ethnic groups flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1989–present | | |
| 2004–present | | |
| | | |
| 1848–present | | Official in Saxony. |
| 1955–present | | |
| | | |
| 1829–1945 | | | |
Historical flags
Francia, Kingdom of Germany, and the Holy Roman Empire (800–1806)
!Flag!Date!Use!Description | | Imperial Oriflamme of Charlemagne. | A 3 pointed green banner with 8 golden crosses and 6 flowers. |
| –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)
!Flag!Date!Use!Description | 1226–1525 | Flag of the Teutonic Order State | A black cross on a white field. |
| 1466–1772 | Flag of Royal Prussia | |
| 1525–1701 | Flag of Ducal Prussia | |
| 1701–1750 | First flag of the Kingdom 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 the Kingdom 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. |
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| 1918–1933 | Flag of the Free State of Prussia | |
| 1933–1935 | Service flag of the Free State of Prussia | The same as the previous flag, but the phrase German: Gott mit uns reappears, and the eagle is holding a sword and two lightning bolts. The eagle also has a National Socialist swastika on the chest. | |
German Empire (1871–1918)
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1871–1918 | National and merchant flag (German: National- und Handelsflagge) | |
| 1884–1918 | Colonial flag | |
| 1903–1919 | War Ensign (Reichskriegsflagge) | | |
Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1919–1933 | National flag (German: Nationalflagge) | |
| 1921–1933 | State flag (German: Dienstflagge zu Land) | |
| 1921–1926 | State ensign (German: Dienstflagge zur See) | |
| 1926–1933 | State ensign (German: Dienstflagge zur See) | |
| 1919–1921 | Flag of Defence Minister | |
| 1921–1933 | Flag of Defence Minister | | |
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
See also: Flag of Nazi Germany and Blutfahne.
The flag with the swastika and white disc centered was used throughout (1920–1945) as the NSDAP flag (German: Parteiflagge). 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 the German Empire. In 1935, the black-white-red horizontal tricolour was scrapped again, and the flag with the off-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 the German: Parteiflagge after 1935.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| Flags used 1933–1935 |
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| | - NSDAP flag (German: Parteiflagge)
| 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 (German: Nationalflagge)
- Merchant flag (German: Handelsflagge)
| Black, white, and red horizontal tricolour. Used in conjunction with the German: Parteiflagge. |
| 1933–1935 | Merchant flag variant with the Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) | |
| 1933 | Reich service flag (German: Reichsdienstflagge) of the German: [[Wehrmacht]] | |
| 1933–1935 | Reich service flag | |
| 1933–1935 | Flag of the Minister of Defence | |
| Flags used 1935–1945 |
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| | - National flag
- Marine jack (German: Gösch)
- Merchant ensign (German: Reichshandelsflagge[1])
| A red field, with a white disc with a black swastika at a 45-degree angle. Disk and swastika are slightly off-centre. |
| 1933–1945 | Banner (German: Bannerflagge) of Germany | Banners were of various lengths, which were hung vertically on public buildings. |
| 1933–1945 | Banner (German: 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 (German: Reichsdienstflagge) | |
| 1935–1938 | Flag of the German: [[Wehrmacht]] Commander in Chief (replaced the Minister of Defence) | |
| 1935–1938 | German: Kriegsmarine, German: Heer, German: Luftwaffe | |
| 1938–1945 | German: [[Kriegsmarine]], German: [[German Army (1935-1945)|Heer]], German: [[Luftwaffe]] | |
| 1935–1945 | German: [[Schutzstaffel]] (SS) | |
| 1921–1945 | German: [[Sturmabteilung]] (SA) | |
| 1935–1945 | National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK) | |
| 1936–1945 | Flag of the German: [[Ordnungspolizei]] (OrPo) ("Order Police", the national regular police organization of National Socialist Germany) | |
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World War II aftermath in Germany
Allied Control Council (1945–1949) and Saar Protectorate
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1946–1950 | "C-Pennant" (German: C-Doppelstander) (provisional civil ensign) | Used during the Occupation Period to identify German ships according to international law. |
| 1947–1957 | | 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)
See also: East Germany and Flag of East Germany.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1949–1959 | State flag (German: Staatsflagge) | |
| 1959–1990 | State flag (German: Staatsflagge) 1959–1990
Merchant flag (German: Handelsflagge) 1973–1990 | Tricolour of black, red, and yellow (same as West German colours), but bears the coat of arms of East Germany, consisting of a compass and a hammer encircled with rye |
| 1963–1990 | Hanging state flag (German: Bannerflagge) | |
| 1955–1973 | Flag of East German Post | |
| 1975–1990 | Flag of East German Post | |
| 1960–1990 | Flag of the National People's Army (German: Nationale Volksarmee or NVA) | |
| 1960–1990 | Regimental colours (German: Truppenfahne) of German: Nationale Volksarmee | |
| 1962–1990 | | | |
Baden-Württemberg
Baden
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1891–1918 | | |
| 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 of Electorate of Baden and Grand Duchy of Baden | |
| medieval–1803 | | |
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Leyen
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1806–1814 | | |
| until 1798 | | | |
Württemberg
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1817–1918 | | |
| 1803–1816 | | |
| medieval–1803 | | |
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Bavaria
Bavaria
Other countries in today's Bavarian lands
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1105–1191 | | |
| 1398–1791 | | |
| 1803–1810 | | |
| 1805–1814 | | |
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Brandenburg
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1660–1750 | | |
| | | |
| 1340–1657 | | |
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East Frisia
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| ?–1835 | Flag of Lordship of Kniphausende | |
| 1702–1751 | Flag of Lordship of Kniphausen | |
| 1689–1702 | Banner of Lordship of Kniphausen | |
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Hesse
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1919–1923 | | |
| 1806–1918 | | |
| 1806–1866 | | |
| ?–1806 | | |
| ?–1866 | | |
| 1810–1813 | | |
| 1806–1815 | | |
| 1807–1813 | | |
|
Lower Saxony
Brunswick
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1830–1918 | | |
| 1814–1830 | | | |
Hanover
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1946 | | |
| 1814–1866 | | |
| 1692–1814 | | | |
Oldenburg
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|
| 1815–1918 | | Flag proportions: 3:5
Cross proportions: 9-6-9:12-6-22 |
| 1810–1815 | | |
| 1774–1810 | | Flag proportions: 3:5
Cross proportions: 9-6-9:17-6-17 |
| ?–1774 | | |
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Schaumburg-Lippe
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
North Rhine-Westphalia
Lippe
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1880–1918 | | |
| c.1858–1880 | | |
| 1811–1814 | | Flag of France | |
Other
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1945–1949 | | Union Flag |
| 1923 | | |
| 1806–1808 | | |
| 1803–1810 | | |
| 1803–1806 | | |
| 1798–1811 | | |
| 1797–1802 | | |
| 1770–1803 | | |
| 1166–1801 | | | |
Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| before 1604–1776 | | |
| 1604–? | | | |
Trier
Saarland
Palatinate
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen
Schleswig-Holstein
Heligoland
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1945–1952 | | Union Flag |
| 1807–1890 | | |
| 1807–1890 | Government Ensign of British Heligoland | |
| 1807–1890 | | | |
Schleswig
Thuringia
Reuss
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1806–1918 | | |
| 1778–1918 | | | |
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1911–1920 | | |
| ?–1826 | | | |
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1897–1918 | | |
| 1813–1897 | | | |
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Other
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1989–1990 | Defaced state flag | Used by supporters of German reunification in East Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall. |
| 1924–1933
1953 | Flag of the German: [[Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold]] | The German: Reichsbanner 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 against National Socialists, communists, and monarchists. Refounded in 1953 as an association for political education. |
| 1914-1919 | | |
| 1816 | | |
| 1609–1635 | | |
| 1539 | | |
| medieval | | | |
Historic flag proposals
Note: Ottfried Neubecker's proposal of 1919 and those of Josef Wirmer in 1944 and of his brother Ernst in 1948 are clearly modeled on the Nordic Cross flags used in all Nordic countries – the flags of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland all having the same horizontal cross, though differing in colour.
Nazi Germany occupations (1939–1945)
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1940 | Proposal flag for General Government of occupied Poland | Flag proposal for the newly General Government, known only from the description.[2] |
| 1939–1945 | | Flag of Reichskolonialbund and common flag for all German colonies during the Nazi period, in practice only for the New Swabia. | |
German colonial empire (1884–1918)
See also: Coats of arms of German colonies.
House Flags
German shipping company
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| | Aug. Bolten Wm. Miller’s Nachfolger | |
| ?–present | | |
| 1819–present | F. A. Vinnen & Co.de | |
| 1871–present | | |
| 1920–present | | |
| 1901–present | Johann M. K. Blumenthalde | |
| 1903–present | Leonhardt & Blumbergde | |
| 1920–present | Ludwig & Jakob Götzde | |
| 1928–present | Reederei Baltrum-Liniede | |
| 1900–present | Reederei Warringsde | |
| 1982–present | | |
| ?–present | Schiffswerft Philipp Ebert und Söhnede | |
| 1890–present | Unterweser Reedereide | |
| 1946–present | Waibel KGde | |
| 1885–present | Wyker Steamship Shipping Company Föhr-Amrumde | |
| 1896–1922 | Argo Reedereide | |
| 1899–1969 | A. Kirstende | |
| 1875–2018 | Cassens-Werftde | |
| 1872–1926 | Deutsche Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft Kosmosde | |
| 1890–1942 | | |
| 1881–1980 | | |
| 1873–1974 | D. G. Neptunde | |
| 1821–1918 | D. H. Wätjen & Co.de | |
| 1889–1970 | Deutsche Levante-Liniede | |
| 1898–1931 | | |
| 1970s | Fendel-Stinnes | |
| 1958–1973 and 1991–1997 | | |
| 1847–1970 | | |
| 1887–1939 | Hamburg-Bremen-Africa-linede | |
| 1907–1920s | | |
| 1884–1914 | | |
| 1850–1879 | | |
| 1924–1990 | Lübeck Liniede | |
| 1808–? | Mathias Stinnesde | |
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| 1857–1970 | | |
| 1882–2018 | Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhedereide | |
| 1869–1967 | Reederei Robert Meyhoeferde | |
| 1905–1959 | Roland-Liniede | |
| 1885–1942 | | |
|
German Chartered company
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1882–1898 | | |
| 1884–1920 | | |
| 1884–1885 | |
| 1885–1903 | | |
| 1875–1939 | | |
| 1887 | Jaluit Societyde | |
| 1888–? | |
| 1878–1887 | German trading and plantation company from the South Sea Islands | | |
Other companies
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 1935–1937 | | |
| 1904–? | East African Railway Society | | |
Notes and References
- https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-483 Nazi German merchant ensign (1935-1945)
- Web site: German-Occupied Territories 1939-1945 .
