The first flag of East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic, was a tricolour of black, red and gold, identical to the flags of the Weimar Republic, West Germany, and present-day Germany.

The first standard of the president had the shape of a rectangular flag in the colors black-red-gold with the inscription "President" in yellow in the red stripe, as well as "D.D.R." (contrary to the official abbreviation with dots) in the stripe below in black letters. The flag was surrounded by a stripe of yellow color.

It was the only heraldic device of a European socialist state with a ring of grain which does not contain a red star. The emblem adopted in 1955 depicted a hammer and compass surrounded by ears of wheat wrapped in the colours of the German …

Die Flagge der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik (DDR) zeigte wie auch die Flaggen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Weimarer Republik die Farben Schwarz-Rot-Gold. Ab 1959 befand sich mittig auf der Farbe Rot das Staatswappen der DDR mit …

Jan 11, 2025 · According to Rabbow 1970 the black-red-gold flag of the German Democratic Republic was adopted 19 Mar 1949. On 26 Sep 1955 the flag, which was identical to the flag of the German Federal Republic, was reaffirmed (Law on State Coat of Arms and State flag). On 1 October 1959 the GDR government put the Arms on the state flag.

The German Democratic Republic (GDR) (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR)), commonly called East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland), was founded on 7 October 1949, after World War II in 1945 when Nazi Germany got defeated by the USSR.

Dec 13, 2024 · Deutsch : Die Staatsflagge der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, vom 1. Oktober 1959 bis 3. Oktober 1990. Die Flagge hat im Wappen eine goldene Umrandung der Ähren, wenn sie aus der DDR stammt. Das entspricht dem Original. Im Westen ist meist die Umrandung schwarz. Derivative of File:Flag of East Germany.svg.

Media in category "Flags of the German Democratic Republic" The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. Flag map of East Germany (1949–1959).svg 687 × 900; 150 KB

Dec 7, 2013 · While the FDJ flag was one of the most commonly seen flags in the country and the FDGB flag was also widely used, the DFD flag was very rarely seen and the Culture Association probably did not have a flag.

Die Flagge der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik bestand aus drei waagerechten Streifen in den traditionellen deutsch-demokratischen Farben Schwarz-Rot-Gold mit dem Staatswappen der DDR in der Mitte, bestehend aus Hammer und Zirkel, umgeben von einem Ährenkranz