Flag of the Weimar Republic
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The Flag of the Weimar Republic was the black-red-gold tricolour used by Germany’s democratic government between World War I and the rise of the Nazi regime.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Germany | 6 |
| Flag of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 1 |
| Flag of the Weimar Republic canonical | 1 |
| Flagge der Weimarer Republik | 1 |
| State flag of Germany | 1 |
| modern Flag of Germany | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T322741 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of the Weimar Republic Context triple: [Flag of Nazi Germany, replaced, Flag of the Weimar Republic]
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A.
Flag of Nazi Germany
The Flag of Nazi Germany was the red banner featuring a white circle with a black swastika at its center, symbolizing the totalitarian and genocidal regime of Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945.
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B.
Romani flag
The Romani flag is a blue-and-green bicolor with a red, sixteen-spoked chakra wheel in the center, symbolizing the Romani people's Indian origins, nomadic heritage, and shared identity.
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C.
Flag of Greece
The Flag of Greece is a national symbol featuring nine horizontal blue and white stripes with a white cross on a blue canton, representing Greek Orthodoxy and the country's struggle for independence.
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D.
Israeli flag
The Israeli flag is the national flag of Israel, featuring a blue Star of David between two horizontal blue stripes on a white background.
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E.
Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces
The Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces is the official military flag of Finland, featuring national symbols that represent the country’s armed services and their authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of the Weimar Republic Target entity description: The Flag of the Weimar Republic was the black-red-gold tricolour used by Germany’s democratic government between World War I and the rise of the Nazi regime.
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A.
Flag of Nazi Germany
The Flag of Nazi Germany was the red banner featuring a white circle with a black swastika at its center, symbolizing the totalitarian and genocidal regime of Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945.
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B.
Romani flag
The Romani flag is a blue-and-green bicolor with a red, sixteen-spoked chakra wheel in the center, symbolizing the Romani people's Indian origins, nomadic heritage, and shared identity.
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C.
Flag of Greece
The Flag of Greece is a national symbol featuring nine horizontal blue and white stripes with a white cross on a blue canton, representing Greek Orthodoxy and the country's struggle for independence.
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D.
Israeli flag
The Israeli flag is the national flag of Israel, featuring a blue Star of David between two horizontal blue stripes on a white background.
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E.
Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces
The Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces is the official military flag of Finland, featuring national symbols that represent the country’s armed services and their authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag
ⓘ
tricolour ⓘ |
| abolishedBy |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi government
|
| abolitionYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| adopted | 1919 ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Weimar National Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly at Weimar
|
| coexistedWith | black-white-red merchant and war ensigns in early Weimar years ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
gold ⓘ red ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalMeaning | symbol of failed first German democracy ⓘ |
| design | horizontal tricolour ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Treaty of Versailles era
ⓘ
post–World War I settlement ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
black-red-gold colours of the 19th‑century German liberal movement
ⓘ
flag of the 1848–1849 German revolutions ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | flag of the German Confederation (black-red-gold) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Flag of the Weimar Republic
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
modern Flag of Germany
|
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| laterReinterpretation | rehabilitated as positive democratic symbol after 1945 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Weimar Constitution ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Flag of the Weimar Republic
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Flagge der Weimarer Republik
Schwarz-Rot-Gold ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Nazi Party
ⓘ
monarchists in Germany ⓘ nationalists in Germany ⓘ |
| periodOfUseEnd | 1933 ⓘ |
| periodOfUseStart | 1919 ⓘ |
| politicalAssociation |
liberalism
ⓘ
republican democracy ⓘ |
| relatedSymbol | black-red-gold cockade ⓘ |
| replaced | black-white-red tricolour of the German Empire ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
black-white-red tricolour (Nazi-era co‑national flag)
ⓘ
Flag of Nazi Germany ⓘ
surface form:
swastika flag of Nazi Germany
|
| sharesDesignWith |
Flag of the Weimar Republic
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
|
| status | national flag of Germany ⓘ |
| stripeOrderTopToBottom | black-red-gold ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
German democracy
ⓘ
German national unity ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag (variant with additional symbols) ⓘ |
| usedBy | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Reichstag building during Weimar era
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diplomatic missions of Germany (1919–1933) ⓘ official buildings of the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of the Weimar Republic Description of subject: The Flag of the Weimar Republic was the black-red-gold tricolour used by Germany’s democratic government between World War I and the rise of the Nazi regime.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flag of Germany
this entity surface form:
modern Flag of Germany
Flag of the Weimar Republic
→
sharesDesignWith
→
Flag of the Weimar Republic
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Flag of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)
this entity surface form:
Flagge der Weimarer Republik
this entity surface form:
Flag of Germany
this entity surface form:
Flag of Germany
this entity surface form:
Flag of Germany
this entity surface form:
State flag of Germany
this entity surface form:
Flag of Germany
this entity surface form:
Flag of Germany