Cutout NSDAP Flag 57″ x 42″

Product Description:  The Cutout NSDAP Flag 57″ x 42″ is a substantial Third Reich–era textile banner of thin, all-cotton construction, single-sided and originally intended for wall or window display. Representative of the mass-produced political flags utilized for rallies, public buildings, and civic decoration, such banners formed a highly visible component of National Socialist visual propaganda throughout the 1930s and 1940s.

This particular Cutout NSDAP Flag 57″ x 42″ was cut from a larger flag or banner and now measures approximately 57 by 42 inches. The edges reflect this alteration, showing expected cut borders and areas of fraying. Notwithstanding these modifications, the piece retains a strong and vibrant original red field. The central white roundel, measuring approximately 23 inches in diameter, is machine-stitched to the red cotton ground and bears a printed black swastika. The roundel exhibits some age-related discoloration, consistent with period textiles.

Overall, the banner presents as a well-preserved example, notable for its scale, visual impact, and historical character, and is described as an excellent veteran bring-back specimen.

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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