Thursday, March 29, 2007

Chronicle of the German Banner

The German dwellers are widely popular for their strong personality and keen willpower. With these qualities, it is not surprising to note that even the heritage of the German state flag also denotes a powerful and striking aura. The national banner of Germany basically features a black, gold, and red equal, horizontal stripe figure. Although the color figure was originally adopted in the Middle Ages period, the choice of colors is also a prime symbolism for the powerful and strong characteristics of the German nation.

As mentioned earlier, the figure dated back in the term of the regal emperors during the Middle Ages. The tricolor figure eventually reappeared during the battles against Napoleon's army as one German crowd adopted a sleek, black uniform with gold buttons and red braid. Even before the official adoption of the German banner, youth unifying organizations were already using the color figure in their banners. The tricolor figure was acknowledged in 1918 by the German National Assembly of the Democratic Weimar Republic, but it was later on abstracted in 1933 when Hitler became their leader. Finally on 1950, the tricolor flag figure was re-adopted by the German Parliament and hailed it as the official banner for the Federal Republic of Germany.

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