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Product Description: A very nice 100 x 170 Kriegsflagge in near mint condition. This 100×170 Kriegsflagge is made of dyed cotton twill. The rich, red colored base of the cross is decorated with black stripes on a white background and a central swastika motif. The colors of this Kriegsflagge remain bright throughout, with virtually no soiling. The reinforced hoist edge of the flag remains bright white, and is maker marked with the maker’s code “LOH” and the size of the flag “100×170”. Two attachment loops are afixed to the ends of the reinforced edge, for hoisting on a mast. A very nice Kriegsflagge in a very displayable size.
Historical Description: The red flag with white central disk and black swastika was introduced by Hitler in the 1920s as the flag of the National Socialist political party. In 1933, shortly after the Nazis took power, this party flag was recognized alongside the black-white-red Imperial tricolor as one of Germany’s national flags. In 1935, the use of the tricolor flag was discontinued, and between September 1935 and May 8, 1945, the Nazi party flag was the sole national flag of Germany. From its creation in the 1920s through the end of the war, this swastika flag was made and used in endless variations, from the massive banners hung at Party Day rallies to small pennants, bunting flags, and hand-held paper flags distributed along parade routes. These flags, banners and pennants flew from ships, were hung from official and private buildings, and were displayed outside business and private homes. At the end of WWII, the Allied military governments abolished the use of all Nazi symbols, including the national flag. Most Third Reich era German national flags were simply destroyed.
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