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Subnational Flags 1919-1935 (Germany)

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Introduction

Several states existed in the era of the so-called Weimar Republic. I include in this time all the states between the fall of the Empire and the start of the Third Reich (1918-1933). For some period during these years such states existed and had flags. Also the communist states had flags. (...) A few states existed for only around two years, in the confused era after the First World War (November 1918-1920).

Jaume Ollé, 24 August 1998

As for other Communist flags used in Germany around 1918-1919, the red flags never officially replaced the other flags. They were used during attempts to create Soviet-style states which, in some cases, co-existed for some times with the official governments.

Mario Fabretto (?), 24 August 1998


Terminology: Reich, Freistaat etc.

[Some German federal states] adopted the title Freistaat after the abdication of their monarchs in 1918-1919. They were however always intended to be states of the Deutsches Rei