Flag of German East Africa
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The Flag of German East Africa was the colonial banner used by the German Empire in its East African territory, typically featuring the black-white-red tricolor associated with Imperial Germany combined with local colonial emblems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of German East Africa canonical | 1 |
| Flag of German New Guinea | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial flag
ⓘ
national symbol ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German colonial empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of former countries
ⓘ
German colonial flags ⓘ |
| civilUse | used on government buildings in the colony ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designElement |
black-white-red horizontal tricolor
ⓘ
colonial emblem ⓘ imperial German tricolor ⓘ local colonial coat of arms ⓘ |
| emblem |
colonial badge of German East Africa
ⓘ
imperial eagle (in some variants) ⓘ |
| endUse | 1918 ⓘ |
| governmentalUse | official flag of the colony ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | flag of the German Empire ⓘ |
| legalStatus | officially abolished after World War I ⓘ |
| materialContext | flown on ships and administrative buildings in the colony ⓘ |
| militaryUse | used by colonial forces in German East Africa ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | defeat of Germany in World War I ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| startUse | late 1880s ⓘ |
| status |
defunct
ⓘ
historical ⓘ |
| successorSymbol |
flags of Belgian-administered Ruanda-Urundi
ⓘ
flags of British-administered Tanganyika ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
German colonial rule in East Africa
ⓘ
authority of the German Empire in East Africa ⓘ |
| territoryCovered |
present-day Burundi
ⓘ
present-day Rwanda ⓘ present-day Tanzania ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial administration of German East Africa ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War I in East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flag of German New Guinea