Flag of the Weimar Republic

Flag of the Weimar Republic

Construction sheet: Flag of the Weimar Republic
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Description

  • The Weimar Republic (1919–1933) adopted the black-red-gold tricolour, the colours of German democratic tradition dating back to the 1848 revolutions
  • Construction: three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red (middle), and gold (bottom) — the same tricolour used by modern Germany

Trivia

  • The Weimar Republic's flag (1919–1933) used black-red-gold tricolours
  • Represented a democratic Germany between the empires
  • Replaced by Nazi Germany in 1933 and later restored after WWII

Flag of the Weimar Republic

The Weimar Republic (1919–1933) adopted the black-red-gold tricolour, the colours of German democratic tradition dating back to the 1848 revolutions.

The Weimar Republic's flag (1919–1933) used black-red-gold tricolours. Represented a democratic Germany between the empires. Replaced by Nazi Germany in 1933 and later restored after WWII.

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