Black-red-gold is the official flag of the Federal Republic of Germany. As an official symbol of the constitutional order, it is protected against defamation. According to §90 of the German penal code, the consequences are a fine or imprisonment up to five years. Origins 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-yellow under the Weimar Republic. The colors black, red and gold were the colors of the Revolutions, the Federal Republic and the Weimar Republic and the flag is also an official symbol of the constitutional order. Coat of Arms The German coat of arms features a black eagle with red feet and a red tongue and beak on a golden field. The Black Cross ( Schwarzes Kreuz) is the emblem used by the Prussian Army and Germany's army from 1871 to the present. It was designed on the occasion of the German Campaign of 1813, when Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia commissioned the Iron Cross as the first military decoration open to all ranks, including enlisted men. English. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I— EXPLANATION OF GERMAN MILITARY SYMBOLS 1 SECTION II— MILITARY SYMBOLS I. Headquarters of Higher Echelons 9 II. Infantry: A. Headquarters 12 B. Units 13 C. Weapons 16 D. Groups: 1. Example of a Diagrammatic Table of Organization 18 2. Examples of Map Symbols 18 III. German Aircraft Markings By Emmanuel Gustin Much of the information here was complied by John Bradley. July 1933 In July 1933 the Hakenkruez or Swastika was applied on the port side of the aircraft in a Red band with a White circle. The opposite side of the aircraft carried the tri-coloured band. Tactical symbols. This is a very short synopsis of the German Tactical Symbols used on maps at the very start of the war in 1914. These morphed over time, however the general staff officers used these symbols for operations prior to and at the beginning of World War I. Coat of arms of the German Reich (Reichswappen), 1933-35 Emblem of the German Reich (Reichsadler), 1935-45 Emblem of the NSDAP (Parteiadler) Variant emblem of the NSDAP (Parteiadler) Variant emblem of the German Reich for a German Army (Heer) helmet The Nazi Party was not the only party to use the swastika in Germany. After World War I, a number of far-right nationalist movements adopted the swastika. As a symbol, it became associated with the idea of a racially "pure" state. The first German imperial war flag was introduced by imperial law on 12 November 1848. The Regent signed it that day, although the National Assembly had already voted for it on 31 July. The law described the commercial and war flag of the emerging new German federal state. FymVKds.

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