Germany

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Flag of Germany
Adopted	May 23, 1949 [1]
Designed by	Prussian soldiers in the Napoleonic Wars [2]
Proportions	3:5 [3]

The flag of Germany is a horizontal equal tricolour of black, red, and gold.

[edit] Symbolism

The colours of the flag are the colours used by Prussia in the Napoleonic Wars in 1806. This was adopted in 1813. ^[4]

[edit] History

Because of Germany's long history as many different countries and nations, the land of Germany has had many different flags flown over it.

Germany (1871–1918)	Germany (1919-1933)	Germany (1933-1935) (co-official with the flag of the Nazi party)	Germany (1933-1945) (Nazi-controlled Germany under Hitler)
East Germany (1949–1959)	East Germany (1959-1990)	Current German flag

[edit] References

1. ↑ Germany's Flag at EnchantedLearning.com
2. ↑ germany flag and description at WorldAtlas.Com
3. ↑ Germany at Flags of the World
4. ↑ WikiAnswers - What do the colors on the German flag represent

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