German Flag History & Information
The German flag consists of three horizontal stripes displaying the national colors of Germany: black, red and gold. The colors originate from the emperors in Germany during the Middle Ages. They reappeared in the war against Napoleon when the German military wore black uniforms consisting of red braid and gold buttons. During 1848 Revolution, leaders adopted the tricolor flag in the Frankfurt Parliament. The colors yellow is symbolic of generosity, Red stands for bravery and strength, while black symbolizes determination
The flag was not widely used until 1918 when the German National Assembly of the democratic Weimar Republic adopted it officially. When Hitler came to power in 1933 he abolished the tricolor flag. In 1950, the flag was reintroduced by the German Parliament as the official symbol for the Federal Republic of Germany and it is still in use today.
In 1919 the German Empire became a republic. In 1949 it was decided into East and West Germany, and in 1990 the two halves reunited.
Until the 19th century, Germany was a collection of feudal states. In 1848 an attempt was made to unite them, and although no union was established, a flag was produced. This was a black, red, and gold horizontal tricolor. The colors were taken from the uniforms of the German soldiers in the Napoleonic wars in the late 18th century.
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Most of the states finally united into the German empire in 1871, but instead of retaining the black, red, and gold flag, the rival Bismarck tricolor of black, white, and red was adopted. This was a combination of the red of the Hanseatic League and the black and white of Prussia, of which Bismarck was Chancellor.
After Germany's defeat in the First World War a republic was declared in 1919 and the black, red, and gold flag returned. Its revival was short lived and in 1933, when Nazi government came to power they restored the imperial colors and made their party flag, the Hakenkreuz, the national flag.
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After World War II, both German states reverted to using the black, red, and gold tricolor, but East Germany added its coat of arms. Since reunification, the plain tricolor has been used.
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