100 x 170 Kriegsflagge

Product Description: This 100 x 170 Kriegsflagge is a choice example of this very popular and impressive flag. The Kriegsflagge, or “war flag,” was used by all German military branches. This one measures 100 cm x 170 cm (40″ x 67″), an ideal size for display and perhaps the most desirable size of these among collectors. It’s textbook in every regard, and is made of a thin, printed fabric, with a white header and woven cotton rope loops at the corners of the hoist end. This attractive piece is well marked with black ink stamps on the header, with “Kr. Fl. 100×170” indicating the type of flag and the size, as well as a clearly stamped maker marking for Textildruck Arlt in Schönhelde/Erzgeb. This flag is in incredible, near mint condition, with bright original color, and no holes or other damage. It is virtually pristine and does not appear to ever have been flown. This desirable 100 x 170 Kriegsflagge is a fantastic display piece, that would be very hard to upgrade.

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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