Flag of Germany
Description
- Three equal horizontal stripes of black, red, and gold, tracing back to the Lützow Free Corps during the Napoleonic Wars
- Adopted for the Federal Republic in 1949 and retained after reunification in 1990
Trivia
- The black-red-gold tricolour was chosen in 1848 by revolutionaries during the Revolutions of 1848
- Legend says the colours come from the uniforms of the Lützow Free Corps, a volunteer unit fighting Napoleon
- Germany's flag was used by the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, and reunified Germany — giving it complex historical meaning
Flag of Germany
Germany's black-red-gold tricolour originated during the Napoleonic Wars when the Lutzow Free Corps volunteer unit wore black uniforms with gold buttons and red sleeve facings. These colours became symbols of resistance, formally adopted by the 1848 liberal democratic movements and later by the Weimar Republic.
The flag was banned by the Nazi regime in 1933 and replaced with the swastika, but was restored upon the Federal Republic's founding in 1949. Following German reunification on 3 October 1990, the black-red-gold became the flag of a unified Germany, representing unity, freedom, and the triumph of democracy over totalitarianism.
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