German "Nazi" Swastika Flag
German "Nazi" Swastika Flag
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- Description
- Physical Description
- Red wool bunting cloth with white circle in center. In the center of the white circle is a swastika.
- General History
- In 1920, Adolf Hitler decided that the Nazi Party needed its own insignia and flag. For Hitler, the new flag had to be “a symbol of our own struggle” as well as “highly effective as a poster.” On August 7, 1920, at the Salzburg Congress, this flag became the official emblem of the Nazi Party. In Mein Kampf, Hitler described the Nazis' new flag: “In red we see the social idea of the movement, in white the nationalistic idea, in the swastika the mission of the struggle for the victory of the Aryan man, and, by the same token, the victory of the idea of creative work, which as such always has been and always will be anti-Semitic.”
- Object Name
- flag, national
- used
- Germany
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 29 in x 49 in; 73.66 cm x 124.46 cm
- ID Number
- 1977.0788.03
- catalog number
- 1977.0788.03
- accession number
- 1977.0788
- subject
- Flags
- World War II
- The Great Depression and World War II
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- Military
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- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Comments
I specifically collect flags from that period. Someone has to save them.
Andy Remedo
Mon, 2018-01-22 16:15
I have the flag that flew over Hitler's office in Berlin during the invasion.
My Father climbed out on the pole and cut it down and brought it home.
It's unlike any other flag that I have seen or can find.
I have it stored away to preserve it. It is in pristine condition
Don Smith
Thu, 2017-03-23 06:21
Don that is amazing. Almost all Nazi artifacts were destroyed. I'm glad other people out there are preserving history.
Zack Rose
Tue, 2018-01-09 16:03
Sammie Richards
Fri, 2018-04-13 15:19