Wehrmacht Vehicle ID Flag

Product Description: This Wehrmacht Vehicle ID Flag is a solid example of a very scarce aerial recognition banner that was used on the battlefields of WWII. These flags were intended to be affixed to vehicles, buildings or other positions or installations occupied by German troops, as a signal to friendly aircraft. This one is single sided, as all of these are, with a brass grommet at each corner to allow the banner to be tied down to a vehicle or position. The flag is made of a typical, thin, red fabric, which retains bold original color. The center of the flag features a machine stitched roundel, with a printed black “Balkenkreuz” German military emblem. The size of this desirable Wehrmacht flag is 75″ by 38.” This one appears to have been used, and has ten small holes, each measuring about 1/2.” There is some light staining from use, as well as typical age toning.  with ten 1/2 inch holes and light staining. This Wehrmacht Vehicle ID Flag would be perfect for a combat or armored vehicle crew display. The overall condition is excellent.

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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