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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