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.
Aliases (5)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag
→
tricolour → |
| abolishedBy |
Nazi government
→
|
| abolitionYear |
1935
→
|
| adopted |
1919
→
|
| adoptedBy |
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 |
modern Flag of Germany
→
|
| languageOfName |
German
→
|
| laterReinterpretation |
rehabilitated as positive democratic symbol after 1945
→
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| legalBasis |
Weimar Constitution
→
|
| nativeName |
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)
→
swastika flag of Nazi Germany → |
| sharesDesignWith |
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
→
diplomatic missions of Germany (1919–1933) → official buildings of the Weimar Republic → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Standard of the Chancellor of Germany
("Flag of Germany")
→
Standard of the President of Germany ("Flag of Germany") → |
relatedTo |
|
Coat of arms of Germany
("Flag of Germany")
→
|
associatedWith |
|
Standard of the President of Germany
("State flag of Germany")
→
|
distinctFrom |
|
Vice Chancellor of Germany
("Flag of Germany")
→
|
flagUsed |
|
Flag of the Weimar Republic
("modern Flag of Germany")
→
|
influenced |
|
Flag of the Weimar Republic
("Flagge der Weimarer Republik")
→
|
nativeName |
|
Flag of Nazi Germany
→
|
replaced |
|
Flag of Nazi Germany
("Flag of Germany")
→
|
replacedBy |
|
Flag of the Weimar Republic
("Flag of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)")
→
|
sharesDesignWith |